RF Product Engineer

Line Up Aviation; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking an experienced RF Product Engineer for a 6-month assignment in Stevenage or Bristol. The role focuses on delivering configured hardware and validating evidence within time, cost, and quality constraints.

Responsibilities include developing equipment requirements, cascading them through the supply chain, and defining verification strategies. Security clearance is required, with BPSS acceptable for start. 37-hour weeks and pay via umbrella are specified.

Qualifications

• Experience with RF and electronic systems.
• Ability to specify clear requirements onto design teams.
• Experience with a Design Authority and Customer community, managing technical trades.
• Management of technical status and progression of work packages.
• Defining verification and validation strategies and key tests.
• Managing supplier performance to meet cost, schedule and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage development and definition of equipment requirements.
• Ensure requirements cascade through supply chain and to suppliers.
• Define and specify required technical evidence for equipment meeting standards.
• Plan, coordinate and review testing/analysis for performance and compliance.
• Maintain safety, security and integrity of equipment through lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Design Leads and stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.
• Monitor and manage requirements throughout development with traceability and verification.
• Ensure equipment meets all technical, safety and quality standards before delivery.

Skills

RF knowledge

Electronic systems

Requirements spec

Verification & validation

Stakeholder comms

Tech trades management

Supplier management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced RF Product Engineer to join our client on a 6 -month assignment. As the RF Product Engineer, you will work with the wider organisation and industrial partners to ensure delivery of configured hardware and validation evidence whilst ensuring time, cost and quality constraints are adhered to.

Role: RF Product Engineer
Pay: £50 - £80 per hour via Umbrella
Location: Stevenage or Bristol
Contract: 6 Months
Hours: Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: Security Clearance required however can start on BPSS, UK eyes only project

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and definition of equipment requirements, ensuring alignment with project objectives and design specifications.
• Ensure requirements are effectively cascaded and flowed down through the supply chain, including internal teams and external suppliers.
• Define and specify the technical evidence required to demonstrate that equipment meets the required standards and specifications.
• Plan, coordinate and review testing and analysis activities to verify equipment performance and compliance with requirements.
• Maintain the safety, security and integrity of equipment throughout the entire development lifecycle.
• Work closely with Design Leads, Chief Design Engineers and key stakeholders to ensure technical requirements are met.
• Monitor and manage requirements throughout the development process, ensuring traceability and appropriate verification and validation.
• Ensure equipment meets all relevant technical, safety and quality standards before delivery to customers.

Skillset/experience required

• A strong understanding of RF and electronic systems, ideally ES and EA systems.
• Ability to specify clear and accurate requirements onto design teams (internal or external).
• Experience of working closely with a Design Authority and the Customer community to develop the solution, including the management of technical trades.
• Management of the technical status and progression of assigned work packages.
• Working with a project team to define the verification and validation strategies, and agreement of key functional & performance tests.
• Management of a supplier's performance, and the adherence to cost, schedule and technical requirements.
• Ability to exchange, communicate and explain technical information between various internal and external stakeholders.