RF Systems Engineer – EW & Radar Testing

MASS; Allington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Buy/sell up to 5 days leave

Annual wellbeing allowance

Two pension schemes

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Share save scheme

Electric/hybrid car leasing

Cycle to work

Retail discounts

Career development support

Job summary

MASS is recruiting for an on-site, permanent RF/EW specialist at Porton Down, Salisbury, to join the EW Operations Support Group under Dstl leadership. You will work on state-of-the-art test environments and contribute to advanced EW missions.

The role requires autonomy, a strong RF/EW background, and hands-on testing with RF hardware, MATLAB/Python scripting, and lifecycle validation. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously to optimise complex EW system performance.
• Understand RF sensor systems and Test & Evaluation practices.
• Proficiency with RF test equipment including signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analysers.
• Experience calibrating hardware and software models into a laboratory environment.
• STEM degree or extensive experience with RF electronics.
• Experience creating scripts or programmes using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Strong background in EW systems and concepts including radar systems.
• Experience across the engineering lifecycle including requirements, verification and validation, and acceptance.
• Understanding of analogue and digital signal processing techniques.
• Must be a UK national and eligible to work in the UK.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government SC-level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support testing and optimisation of RF receiver hardware in a new synthetic range laboratory.
• Provide additional support for over-the-air testing in an anechoic chamber and field trials.
• Use RF test equipment to perform digital and analogue injection testing within synthetic EW scenarios.
• Explore ways to optimise RF receiver performance through configurable memory to improve real-world system operation.
• Develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for the RF receiver in a congested and contested electromagnetic environment.
• Liaise with military, academia, industry, and international stakeholders to complete the validation process.
• Configure and calibrate COTS RFSoC boards to support high-fidelity electromagnetic environment testing.
• Influence future development work by driving requirements through analysis of current EW systems.

Skills

Autonomy

RF systems

Lab testing

MATLAB/Python

Signal processing

EW concepts

Security clearance eligible

Education

STEM degree or RF electronics experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

RF test equipment

Job description

MASS is recruiting for an on-site, permanent RF/EW specialist at Porton Down, Salisbury, to join the EW Operations Support Group under Dstl leadership. You will work on state-of-the-art test environments and contribute to advanced EW missions.

The role requires autonomy, a strong RF/EW background, and hands-on testing with RF hardware, MATLAB/Python scripting, and lifecycle validation. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.