Principal RF Systems Engineer

MASS; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave inclusive of up 3

Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave

Annual wellbeing allowance

Two pension schemes

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance up to 4x salary

Share Save scheme

Electric/Hybrid Car leasing

Cycle to work

Retail discounts

Career development support

Job summary

MASS in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Principal RF Systems Engineer to lead its synthetic range activities and deliver cutting-edge Test & Evaluation capabilities for customers.

You will provide technical direction to engineers, act as the main technical contact for customers and stakeholders, and help solve complex RF systems challenges using state-of-the-art tools.

Joining MASS means working in EWOS with 80+ specialists and contributing to innovative trials and development.

Qualifications

• Experience creating test scripts/programmes/suites for Test Bench Equipment and bespoke hardware.
• Experience with synthetic hardware and testing methods (DSI and IQ streaming).
• Use of laboratory equipment (Network Analysers, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes).
• Experience calibration and configuration tasking with defined test strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead MASS's synthetic range activities and deliver synthetic T&E trials.
• Provide technical direction to engineers and act as the main technical contact for customers and stakeholders.
• Solve complex challenges using cutting-edge technology in RF systems.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.

Skills

Test scripting

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

GNSS emulators

Synthetic testing

Calibration & configuration

Education

STEM Degree

Tools

Git

Wireshark

SolarWinds TFTP

Job description

Principal RF Systems Engineer HIL & Simulation

St Neots (PE19) - Perm - On-site

• Salary £65,000 - £75,000 DOE
• 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shut-down
• Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Annual Wellbeing allowance
• Two pension schemes to choose from
• Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members
• Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
• Share Save scheme
• Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Career development support

Join our growing Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS), made up of 80+ electronic warfare specialists, and play a key role in delivering innovative Test & Evaluation (T&E) capabilities for our customers.

As a Principal RF Systems Engineer, you ll lead MASS s synthetic range activities from our Enterprise House facility in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, supporting customer and innovation projects and delivering synthetic T&E trials.

You ll also provide technical direction to engineers and act as a key technical point of contact for customers and stakeholders, solving complex challenges, and working with cutting-edge technology.

The invaluable experience you ll bring, to help us achieve more.

Essential:

• Experience creating test scripts/programmes/suites (e.g. LabView, Python, or MATLAB) for Test Bench Equipment (TBE) and bespoke hardware (e.g. GNSS emulators).
• Experience of synthetic hardware and testing methods (e.g. DSI and IQ streaming).
• Use of laboratory equipment (Network Analysers, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes).
• Experience performing calibration and configuration tasking with defined test strategies.
• STEM Degree.

Desirable:

• Knowledge about how EW systems (e.g. Radar) work.
• Experience working on trials (field, synthetic, or virtual).
• Experience using Version Control software (e.g. Git)
• Experience using networking analysing tools (Wireshark, SolarWinds TFTP etc.)
• Experience of analogue circuit design and build in low power laboratory environments (e.g. Up/Down Conversion).
• Mentoring & coaching of junior engineers.
• Experience working on agile projects

Why MASS?

At MASS, you ll work alongside specialists who are passionate about solving complex technical challenges. You ll have the opportunity to apply your expertise to exciting customer and innovation projects while helping develop future synthetic T&E capabilities.

Wellbeing

is at the core of our culture, with a range of support including mental health first aiders and our extensive employee assistance programme.

Our non-negotiables

Due to the highly secure nature of our projects, you must be:

• A UK National and eligible to work in the UK
• Eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government SC-level security clearance