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Principal RF Engineer

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United Kingdom

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GBP 50,000 - 90,000

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2 days ago
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Job summary

Join a global leader in radio communications as a Senior RF Engineer and shape the future of mission-critical systems. In this role, you'll leverage your extensive RF design experience to develop advanced radio terminals, ensuring high performance from concept to integration. Collaborate with talented teams across various disciplines, tackling integration challenges and delivering innovative solutions. If you're passionate about solving complex problems and want to make a significant impact in the field, this is the opportunity for you. Embrace the chance to work in a dynamic environment and drive real-world results.

Qualifications

  • Extensive RF design experience in mission-critical environments.
  • Strong skills in simulation, testing, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and validate RF subsystems for advanced radio terminals.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve integration challenges.

Skills

RF Tx/Rx architecture & design
Power amplifiers
Antenna design & tuning
EMC/EMI best practices
Simulation & test skills
Problem-solving

Tools

ADS
CST
Anechoic chamber

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Senior RF Engineer – Design the future of mission-critical comms
Cambridge | Hands-on RF Design | Global Impact

We're on the hunt for a Senior RF Engineer with extensive design engineering experience. You'll be working on advanced radio terminals and contributing to the full RF subsystem with this global leader in radio comms – from concept to integration – used in mission-critical environments worldwide.

Your toolkit will include:

  • RF Tx/Rx architecture & design (100 MHz – 6 GHz)
  • Power amplifiers, matching networks, filters
  • Antenna design & tuning (internal & external)
  • EMC/EMI best practices and debug
  • ADS, CST, and real-world lab validation (anechoic chamber, screening rooms)
  • Technologies like TETRA, LTE/4G/5G, GSM, GNSS, WiFi

You’ll collaborate with baseband, software, and audio teams to solve integration challenges and deliver high-performance systems. Experience in regulatory compliance, testing, and rework of sensitive PCBs? Even better.

What we need to see:

  • Deep, practical RF design experience
  • Strong simulation & test skills
  • A passion for solving complex problems and delivering real products
  • A clean UK driving licence (occasional travel, expenses paid)

If you're a senior engineer wanting to step up or a principal wanting to own a product– or know someone who is – get in touch with Alexander Flory at SoCode Recruitment on LinkedIn or just click 'Apply' and he will call you shortly.

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