Senior RF Design Engineer

ic resources; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An industry-leading company in West Yorkshire is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to join its expanding team. The role involves designing RF/mmW components for telecommunications and defence products, collaborating with various engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with performance and quality standards. Candidates should have a degree in RF/Communications Engineering and proficiency in RF design tools. The position offers a competitive salary, pension contributions, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive Salary Package

Pension contribution (up to 8%)

Long-term incapacity benefit 75% salary

Life assurance 4x salary

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Flexible / Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Proficiency in RF design tools is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in microwave circuit/system design required.
• Experience with transceiver product design is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF/mmW sub-circuits and systems.
• Prepare design documentation for production.
• Verify and validate designs through testing.

Skills

Proficiency in RF design tools

Microwave circuit/system design

Transceiver product design

Education

Relevant degree in RF / Communications Engineering

Tools

Microwave Office

CST

EMPro

ADS

Job description

We are working with an industry leading company seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to join their expanding team for work on various projects from initial stages to production. Offering design tools, experienced engineers, and in-house manufacturing capabilities for RF / mmW technology. The role involves developing new products in collaboration with the team.

The company creates a variety of products, ranging from specialiseddevices to large-scale telecommunications and defence equipment.

Job Purpose:

The role involves designing RF / mmW components and systems, ensuring they meet electrical performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability standards.

Responsibilities Overview as a Senior RF Design Engineer:

• Design and develop RF / mmW sub-circuits, sub-modules, and systems for telecommunications and defence products.
• Specify, design, simulate, and realiseRF / mmW elements, including transmission lines, various filter types, couplers, synthesizers / multipliers, and IC / MMIC components.
• Collaborate with the mechanical design team on electromechanical concept designs.
• Collaborate with the electronics / PCB design team for support electronics and high-frequency PCB layout.
• Analyse system line-up.
• Perform thermal, MTBF, and component derating analysis, adhering to company / customer requirements.
• Prepare design documentation like design logbooks, data packs, and peer reviews for design release and production.
• Deliver fully verified and documented designs within project constraints.
• Participate in and initiate design reviews to manage risk.
• Verify and validate designs, prepare test specifications, reports, and reliability testing.
• Maintain an up-to-date design compliance matrix with evidence of compliance data.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose manufactured products during introduction, defining diagnostic procedures.

Requirements as a Senior RF Design Engineer:

• Relevant degree in RF / Communications Engineering or equivalent.
• Proficiency in RF design tools like Microwave Office, CST, EMPro, and ADS.
• Demonstrable experience in microwave circuit / system design, including line-up analysis, tolerance / yield analysis, and DFM.
• Experience in transceiver product design.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Pension contribution (up to 8%)
• Long term incapacity benefit 75% salary
• Life assurance 4x salary
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Flexible / Hybrid working
• And much, much, more.

If you’re interested in applying for this position as a Senior RF Design Engineer, please contact Zac Taylor