Senior RF Design Engineer

Expert Employment Limited; Enfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Expert Employment Limited is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of RF, microwave, and antenna systems used in advanced electronic products. The role involves driving project work, coordinating with subcontractors, and ensuring robust engineering practices.

You will design microwave PCB layouts, perform system-level analyses, and support antenna design, modelling, testing, and validation.

Qualifications

• Lead RF and antenna design projects, including modules and sub-contracted work.
• Design and optimise microwave PCB layouts and RF systems.
• Perform RF component selection and system-level analysis.
• Support antenna design, modelling, testing, and validation.
• Troubleshoot RF production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers.
• Ensure engineering standards, documentation, and procedures are followed.

Responsibilities

• Lead RF and antenna design projects (including modules and sub-contracted work).
• Design and optimise microwave PCB layouts and RF systems.
• Perform RF component selection and system-level analysis.
• Support antenna design, modelling, testing, and validation.
• Troubleshoot RF production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers.

Skills

RF PCB design

RF components

RF system design

Antenna design

Altium

RF simulation tools

Radar or communications

MATLAB & Python

Tools

Altium

RF simulation tools

VNA

Spectrum analyser

Job description

We are looking for a Senior RF Engineer to lead the design, development, and testing of RF, microwave, and antenna systems used in advanced electronic products.

Key responsibilities

• Lead RF and antenna design projects (including modules and sub-contracted work)
• Design and optimise microwave PCB layouts and RF systems
• Perform RF component selection and system-level analysis
• Support antenna design, modelling, testing, and validation
• Troubleshoot RF production issues and perform root cause analysis
• Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and customers
• Ensure engineering standards, documentation, and procedures are followed

Key Skills

• RF PCB design at microwave frequencies
• Strong knowledge of RF components (amplifiers, filters, mixers, PLLs)
• RF system design (cascade analysis)
• Experience with RF test equipment (VNA, spectrum analysers)
• Antenna design knowledge (including array and printed antennas)
• Altium and RF simulation tools
• Radar or communications background
• MATLAB and Python for test automation