RF Engineer

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for an RF Engineer at a leading aerospace firm in Stevenage. This role involves engaging with cutting-edge technology, from product lifecycle management to RF design and analysis. You will collaborate with a talented team, contributing to innovative solutions that address significant engineering challenges. The company values professional growth and offers a competitive rewards package, including career progression opportunities and a supportive work environment. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enabling engineering breakthroughs for a better tomorrow.

Benefits

Early finish on Fridays

Competitive pay package

Annual bonus scheme

Buy & sell holidays

Career progression opportunities

Pension up to 10% company contribution

Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing

Employee Perkz discounts

Income Protection

Volunteering day off

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in RF and antenna product design.
• Hands-on experience with full wave simulation packages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct EM technology scanning and opportunity development.
• Simulate, design, and test radomes with associated system antennas.

Skills

RF and antenna product design

Electromagnetics

MATLAB programming

Communication skills

Education

Degree in electrical/electronic/antenna engineering or physics

Higher degree preferred

Tools

CST Microwave Studio

Ansys HFSS

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

We are a global leader in the research, design, integration, manufacture, certification, and lifetime service of flight control, hydraulic, fuel and inerting, fluid conveyance, thermal management, lubrication, and pneumatic systems and components for aerospace and other high-technology markets. We support the world’s aircraft and aero engine manufacturers, providing a century of experience and innovation for commercial and military aircraft.

Joining our team means, you are helping to deliver our purpose of ‘Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow. A career at Parker Meggitt offers boundless potential for professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the world, help develop innovative technology and products and contribute to our company’s goal of solving the world’s greatest engineering challenges.

We have succeeded in employing the top talent in the industry by focusing our hiring efforts on the individual, not the job description. If you are an inquisitive thinker with great ideas and a desire to succeed, we will find the perfect spot for you on our team.

Position Summary

Summary

Parker Meggitt has an exciting opportunity for a RF Engineer to join theteam based in our Stevenage, Hertfordshire plant. The facility is a long-established global centre of excellence for airborne radome design and certification and has an excellent high power computing capability, running Ansys HFSS and CST Microwave Studio. As a subject matter expert in electromagnetics,you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from capability development and opportunity identification, through component development and qualification, leading into full production. You will be accountable for identifying relevant emerging technologies and directingassociated research activity; fornew product specification development and assessment with customers; for product RF design and analysis; and full-scale RF test of new designs using our e suite of test ranges that can accommodate mechanically scanned, electronically scanned and fixed antenna systems. Close team working is required with mechanical design, quality assurance and production personnel to ensure the requirements of the complete product life cycle are met.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• EM technology scanning and opportunity development, including research identification and management.
• Provide technical support to win new business opportunities.
• Derive system and RF requirements from high-level requirements.
• Simulate, design and test radomes in conjunction with their associated system antennas.
• Support to legacy products in response to customer queries.
• Act as lead engineer when allocated to do so on selected new product designs.
• Prepare reports and presentations for internal and external customers as required.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Degree (preferably higher degree) in electrical/electronic/antenna engineering or physics.
• 3 to 5 years post qualification experience RF and antenna product design.
• Experienced in the design of antennas and/or radome products (esp. aerospace and defence).
• Breadth of Radio Frequency design experience (typical frequency range 2 to 40 GHz).
• Practical and demonstrable experience in the use of full wave simulation packages e.g. CST Microwave Studio or Ansys HFSS (preferred).
• Experienced in MATLAB programming.
• Possess a ‘hands on’ approach in order to perform qualification and product acceptance testing as required.
• Team player with good communication skills and an enthusiastic and positive approach.
• Able to work under pressure and within agreed timescales.

Closing Statement

What we offer

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

• Earlyfinish on Fridays.
• Competitive pay package.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Buy & sell holidays.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Pensionupto 10% company contribution.
• EmployeeAssistance ProgramforHealth& Wellbeing.
• EmployeePerkz– offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goodsandservices.
• Income Protection.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Volunteeringdayoff.

Parker Meggitt isan equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and beliefs define who we are as a business andthat building a culture of respect and appreciation will give everyone the opportunity to recognise their full potential.