Senior Antenna Engineer

Tiger Resourcing Group; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Resourcing Group is seeking an experienced Senior Antenna Engineer for North London to take technical responsibility for major antenna work packages, including design, electromagnetic modelling, development, testing and ongoing product support. The role also contributes to radar system analysis and RF design/simulation tasks within a radar engineering business.

You will lead antenna R&D, maintain technical records, develop requirements, and provide guidance across teams while supporting

Qualifications

• Practical experience designing and developing printed and waveguide antennas at microwave frequencies.
• A sound understanding of antenna theory, design and testing across arrays and printed antennas.
• Experience selecting RF components such as rotary joints, filters, splitters and combiners.
• Ability to design antenna systems using software modelling packages.
• Familiarity with RF measurement equipment like spectrum analyzers and vector network analyzers.
• Understanding of design for manufacture and test.
• Experience in production environments with near-field scanning, compact ranges and anechoic chambers.
• A self-motivated team player with strong English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead antenna R&D activities from development through to production.
• Maintain design information, test methods and technical records with improvements.
• Develop requirements and specifications, including verification and validation.
• Provide guidance to research, systems and hardware engineers and liaise with suppliers and customers.
• Support antenna and RF designs, production test facilities and verification methods.
• Investigate manufacturing problems via trend analysis and root cause analysis.
• Apply engineering procedures consistently and maintain quality.
• Prepare estimates and plans for antenna work packages and documentation.
• Undertake other role-related activities.

Skills

Antenna design

Antenna theory

RF components

Antenna systems design

RF measurement

Design for test

Production environment

English proficiency

Tools

Altair RF

Job description

Barnet, United Kingdom | Posted on 03/11/2026

Location: North London, UK
Reporting to: Algorithm and Research Team Manager
Direct reports: None

Role overview

Take technical responsibility forsubstantial antenna engineering work packages, covering design, electromagneticmodelling, development, testing and ongoing product support. The position alsocontributes to radar system analysis and selected RF design and simulationactivities within a radar engineering business.

Key responsibilities

• Lead antenna research anddevelopment activities, taking designs through development and supporting theircontinued use in production.
• Maintain design information,test methods and technical records, incorporating product improvements andaddressing component obsolescence.
• Oversee the development ofrequirements and specifications, including the associated verification andvalidation requirements.
• Provide specialist guidance toresearch, systems and hardware engineers, working with supply chain and qualityteams, suppliers and customers.
• Support antenna and RF designs,production test facilities and the methods used to verify performance.
• Investigate manufacturing andtechnical problems through trend analysis and root cause investigation, helpingresolve issues that affect manufacturability.
• Apply engineering proceduresconsistently and maintain quality throughout design and manufacture.
• Prepare estimates and plans,manage antenna work packages and keep supporting documentation complete and upto date.
• Undertake other activitiesrelevant to the role.

Essential skills and experience

• Practical experience designingand developing printed and waveguide antennas at microwave frequencies,including tolerance analysis.
• A sound understanding ofantenna theory, design and testing, covering antenna arrays, slotted arrays andprinted antennas.
• Experience designing orselecting RF components such as rotary joints, filters, splitters andcombiners.
• Ability to design antennasystems using software modelling packages.
• Familiarity with RF measurementequipment, including spectrum analysers and vector network analysers.
• Understanding of design formanufacture and design for test.
• Experience in a productionenvironment, with a good understanding of processes and facilities such asnear-field scanning, compact ranges and anechoic chambers.
• A self-motivated approach,effective teamwork and strong written and spoken English.

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Familiarity with antenna designsoftware, particularly Altair RF and antenna design tools.
• Knowledge of radar or closelyrelated applications, including radar system modelling.
• Understanding of high-power RFamplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, limiters, circulators, filters, mixers andphase-locked loops, particularly modelling these components to support RFsimulation.
• Experience with requirementsmanagement or systems engineering disciplines.
• Use of MATLAB, Python or AItools.
• Knowledge of electromagneticcompatibility and regulatory requirements, such as FCC, ITU or ETSIrequirements.