RF & Microwave Engineer: High-Power & Vacuum Tech

MuWave; Culham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MuWave is seeking an RF/Microwave Engineer to join our growing team. You will design and develop kW‑to‑MW class RF systems, work with magnetron and gyrotron technologies, and model beam propagation using HFSS, CST and ANSYS Zemax.

Based at Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, you will contribute to multidisciplinary projects, assemble and test RF hardware, and ensure safety with high‑voltage systems. The role offers hybrid work with required on‑site presence and exciting high‑power microwave challenges.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, RF / Microwave Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in design, analysis or testing of RF and microwave systems.
• Experience using electromagnetic simulation software such as HFSS, CST or equivalent.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Experience with high‑power microwave systems or vacuum electronic devices.
• Practical laboratory experience using RF and microwave test equipment.
• Knowledge of antenna, transmission system or beam propagation design.
• Experience commissioning and testing RF hardware.
• Familiarity with high‑voltage systems and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of kW to MW-class RF and microwave systems, including magnetron and gyrotron technologies.
• Modelling and simulation of microwave systems, components and beam propagation.
• Specification, integration and assembly of RF/microwave hardware for development and testing.
• Provide RF/microwave expertise to multidisciplinary teams throughout the design process.
• Commissioning, testing and troubleshooting of high and low power microwave equipment.

Skills

RF/Microwave design

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Problem solving

Laboratory testing

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics

Tools

HFSS

CST

ANSYS Zemax

Job description

MuWave is seeking an RF/Microwave Engineer to join our growing team. You will design and develop kW‑to‑MW class RF systems, work with magnetron and gyrotron technologies, and model beam propagation using HFSS, CST and ANSYS Zemax.

Based at Culham Campus in Oxfordshire, you will contribute to multidisciplinary projects, assemble and test RF hardware, and ensure safety with high‑voltage systems. The role offers hybrid work with required on‑site presence and exciting high‑power microwave challenges.