Senior Ground Station Engineer: RF & Antenna Systems

SaluteMyJob; Scotland; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SaluteMyJob in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced engineer to maintain ground station antenna and RF systems. You will operate, plan, and coordinate preventative and corrective maintenance on antennas, ACUs, modems, spectrum analysers, and radomes, ensuring minimal downtime.

This role requires 5+ years in RF maintenance, strong fault diagnosis, and the ability to work with suppliers and clients across international travel.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (aerospace/electrical/RF/telecom preferred).
• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in ground station, antenna or RF systems maintenance and operations.
• Demonstrable RF expertise (link budgets, EIRP, polarization, antenna patterns) and troubleshooting experience.
• Proven track record in fault diagnosis across L1-L3, vendor liaison and on-site repair campaigns.
• Willingness for frequent international travel; fluent English (additional EU language advantageous).
• Client-facing, organised, resilient under pressure, strong written documentation skills.
• Team player who can also work independently; good sense of humour valued.

Responsabilités

• Operate, manage and conduct preventative and corrective maintenance on antenna systems, ACUs, modems, spectrum analysers, radomes and associated auxiliary equipment.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities with internal stakeholders, launch clients, GS operators, hosted parties and manufacturers.
• Lead on-site troubleshooting and fault resolution (fibre, RF links, rack/cabinet equipment); minimise downtime through decisive technical action.
• Act as primary technical point of contact for manufacturers, suppliers and launch clients; manage ticketing, spares and repair workflows.
• Maintain, update and implement installation, maintenance and safety documentation; provide post-maintenance reporting.
• Support hardware procurement decisions and contribute technical input to scheduling and software development projects.

Connaissances

RF expertise

Fault diagnosis

Documentation

Client-facing

Travel willingness

Team player

Independent work

Formation

Engineering degree

Description du poste

SaluteMyJob in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced engineer to maintain ground station antenna and RF systems. You will operate, plan, and coordinate preventative and corrective maintenance on antennas, ACUs, modems, spectrum analysers, and radomes, ensuring minimal downtime.

This role requires 5+ years in RF maintenance, strong fault diagnosis, and the ability to work with suppliers and clients across international travel.