Senior RF Design Engineer, defense and aviation

Expert Employment; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology employment agency is looking for a Senior RF Engineer to join a Security Cleared team in the United Kingdom. This role involves designing high power wide band RF amplifiers and contributing to various RF design aspects throughout the product lifecycle. Candidates should have experience with circuit design for military systems and a relevant degree. Familiarity with tools like Altium and AWR Microwave Office is essential. Applicants must be British Citizens or eligible for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Transmitter and Receiver circuit design for military or airborne systems, MIL‑STDs or DO160.
• Experience with high power wide band RF amplifiers up to 200 Watts.
• Knowledge in RF filter and antenna design.

Responsibilities

• RF Design, System Architecture, RF Simulation, Schematic capture, PCB Layout and Footprint.
• Conduct design reviews as needed.
• Verify designs against specifications.

Skills

Transmitter and Receiver circuit design

GaN or LDMOS high power wide band RF amplifiers

RF filter design

Antenna design with LNA, Down converter and Upconverters

PCB Design Software and RF simulation tools

Education

Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in related subject

Tools

Altium

Cadence AWR Microwave Office

Ansys HFSS

Job description

Senior RF Engineer required to join a Security Cleared team Designing linear high power wide band RF amplifiers up to 200 Watts using GaN or LDMOS electronic circuits and sub assemblies for military and airborne use. You work as part of a small dynamic RF and Hardware team and contribute across the full product lifecycle from requirements, design, test, release and support of RF designs.

Requirements

• Transmitter and Receiver circuit design for military or airborne systems, MIL‑STDs or DO160.
• GaN or LDMOS high power wide band RF amplifiers up to 200 Watts.
• RF filter design.
• Antenna design with LNA, Down converter and Upconverters.
• PCB Design Software and RF simulation tools.
• Altium, Cadence AWR Microwave Office, Ansys HFSS.
• Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in related subject.
• British Citizen or ability to obtain required security clearance (SC).

Responsibilities

• RF Design, System Architecture, RF Simulation, Schematic capture, PCB Layout and Footprint.
• Design Reviews as logical.
• Design verification against specifications.