RF Design Engineer – UHF/SDR (On-site)

Octagon Group; Fareham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering company in Fareham seeks an RF Design Engineer to develop advanced RF and radio communication systems. This role involves designing RF transmitters and receivers, developing low-power RF circuits, and testing using RF equipment. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electronic Engineering and significant experience with RF design and testing. This position is primarily on-site due to the hands-on nature of the work, providing excellent opportunities to join a growing technical team.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of RF circuits, antennas, and radio systems.
• Experience using RF test equipment such as spectrum analysers and vector network analysers.
• Understanding of the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Designing RF transmitters and receivers, primarily in UHF bands.
• Developing low-power RF circuits and power amplifiers.
• Testing and validating RF designs using RF test equipment.
• Supporting designs through prototype, verification, and production.
• Producing technical documentation including test procedures and assembly drawings.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ensuring designs meet CE / UKCA and relevant regulatory standards.

Skills

RF transmitter and receiver design

RF circuits

Software Defined Radio (SDR)

Matlab

Python

VHDL

C

RF test equipment

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering or similar

Job description

A specialist engineering company in Fareham seeks an RF Design Engineer to develop advanced RF and radio communication systems. This role involves designing RF transmitters and receivers, developing low-power RF circuits, and testing using RF equipment. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electronic Engineering and significant experience with RF design and testing. This position is primarily on-site due to the hands-on nature of the work, providing excellent opportunities to join a growing technical team.