Senior Antenna Engineer - RF & Radar Systems (Hybrid)

Leonardo; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension

Training and development

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd. is recruiting an experienced Antenna Engineer to advance RF sensor technologies for airborne platforms. You will translate requirements into antenna specifications, perform trade studies and use CST/FEKO/HFSS for optimization.

Join a UK-wide CDT team with hybrid working and a focus on integration, verification and early-life support for complex RF systems. Training and career progression are available within a leading defence technology group.

Qualifications

• Degree/Master’s in Physics, engineering or a related subject; PhD preferred.
• Experience in antenna design from VHF to mm-wave bands is desirable.
• Proficiency with CST, FEKO or HFSS and MATLAB for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop existing products and research new RF/antenna solutions.
• Translate system requirements into antenna/RF specifications.
• Conduct antenna trade studies and tech down-selection.
• Use EM tools to analyse design and installation impacts on platforms.
• Design antenna/radome interfaces and related components.
• Support antenna development through the engineering lifecycle.
• Model system performance and assess compatibility with overall performance.

Skills

RF design

Antenna theory

CST/FEKO/HFSS

MATLAB

Python

Radar concepts

System integration

Education

PhD in Physics or Antenna Design

MSc in RF Engineering or Physics

Tools

CST Microwave Studio

Altair Feko

Ansys HFSS

Python

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd. is recruiting an experienced Antenna Engineer to advance RF sensor technologies for airborne platforms. You will translate requirements into antenna specifications, perform trade studies and use CST/FEKO/HFSS for optimization.

Join a UK-wide CDT team with hybrid working and a focus on integration, verification and early-life support for complex RF systems. Training and career progression are available within a leading defence technology group.