RF Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking an RF Engineer in Cambridge to contribute to development projects leveraging RF electronics design skills for mission-critical communications.

The role covers RF circuitry design, subsystem integration, and RF system testing across LTE/5G contexts, with emphasis on performance verification and documentation. Based near Waterbeach, Cambridge, on-site work is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field.
• Extensive RF design experience in telecoms or critical-communications.
• Experience with RF architectures, receivers/transmitters, and antenna design.
• Experience with RF simulation tools such as ADS or CST.
• Familiarity with RF testing and facilities like anechoic chambers.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify RF circuitry for radio terminal products.
• Subsystem design and integration with baseband, audio, and MMI subsystems.
• Component specification, evaluation, and sourcing.
• Schematic design and supervision of PCB layout.
• Design and develop RF systems at component level with testing and optimisation.
• Integration and prototyping across subsystems and wider system architecture.
• Produce design reports and test plans.

Skills

RF design

Telecommunications

Antenna design

Schematic design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field

Tools

ADS

CST

Job description

RF Engineer | Cambridge |

As an RF Engineer, you'll contribute to development projects leveraging your RF electronics design skills. My client is a critical-communications technology company delivering TETRA and LTE solutions for mission-critical users across multiple sectors, based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify RF circuitry for radio terminal products
• Subsystem design, integration with baseband, audio, and MMI subsystems
• Component specification, evaluation, and sourcing
• Schematic design and supervision of PCB layout
• Design and develop RF systems at component level, with performance testing and optimisation
• Integration and prototyping across subsystems and wider system architecture
• Produce technical documentation, including design reports and test plans

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field
• Extensive RF design experience, ideally in telecommunications or critical-communications
• Design-level experience in at least 3 of: RF Tx/Rx architectures, receivers/transmitters, power amplifiers, EMC/EMI, frequency generators, antenna design, matching networks, broadband comms, LTE/4G/5G
• Experience with RF simulation tools such as ADS or CST
• Familiarity with RF testing procedures and facilities, including anechoic chambers

Advantageous

• Experience with professional mobile radio (PMR) systems
• Regulatory/compliance knowledge in telecommunications
• Beamforming or MIMO experience