Senior Antenna Engineer - Defence Radar & RF Systems

First Military Recruitment; Enfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Senior Antenna Engineer to lead antenna design, modelling, testing and support within a defence radar context. You will own complex antenna development from concept through manufacture and field support in a specialist RF environment.

The role focuses on microwave antenna design, arrays, and RF system integration with a strong emphasis on design-for-test and production processes. This is a full-time, permanent position in North London.

Qualifications

• Experience in antenna design and development at microwave frequencies.
• Knowledge of antenna theory, arrays, and printed antennas.
• Familiar with RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analysers and Vector Network Analysers.
• Experience within a production engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead antenna research, design and development activities.
• Manage and improve existing antenna designs, including testing methodologies and technical documentation.
• Support product improvements and obsolescence management.
• Develop engineering requirements, specifications and verification plans.
• Provide technical support to Systems, Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, suppliers and customers.
• Support antenna and RF design activities, including production testing.
• Investigate manufacturing and technical issues, carrying out root cause and trend analysis.
• Ensure engineering procedures and quality standards are maintained throughout design and manufacture.
• Plan, estimate and manage antenna-related engineering work packages.
• Maintain accurate engineering records and technical documentation.

Skills

Antenna design

Microwave design

Printed/waveguide antennas

RF components

Antenna theory

RF test equipment

Design for test

Project leadership

Production engineering

Tools

Altair RF

MATLAB

Python

Job description

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Senior Antenna Engineer to lead antenna design, modelling, testing and support within a defence radar context. You will own complex antenna development from concept through manufacture and field support in a specialist RF environment.

The role focuses on microwave antenna design, arrays, and RF system integration with a strong emphasis on design-for-test and production processes. This is a full-time, permanent position in North London.