Senior RF Design Engineer for Quantum Hardware

Entangled Future; Reading; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Quantum Circuits in Reading, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior RF Electronic Design Engineer to lead RF hardware development for the quantum computing platform. You will design, validate, and optimise RF systems from concept through deployment, working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, scalable quantum hardware.

The role emphasizes RF/microwave expertise, hands-on lab work, and technical leadership within the Advanced Product Development team, reporting to Hardware

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing RF and microwave hardware solutions.
• Strong RF design, simulation, and modelling expertise.
• Experience with RF laboratory testing, validation, and characterisation methodologies.
• Ability to solve complex technical and system integration challenges independently.
• Experience engaging with suppliers and technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Architect RF control, readout, and packaging solutions for high performance systems.
• Design, simulate, test, and optimise RF/microwave circuits using models and labs.
• Lead RF characterisation activities including microwave I/O analysis and filtering.
• Investigate issues, perform root cause analysis, implement data-led improvements.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and cryogenic teams for stack integration.
• Engage with RF suppliers and support hardware QA activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers; contribute to roadmap planning.

Skills

RF design

Microwave design

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor in Electronics/Physics/Engineering

Tools

Modelling software

Lab equipment

Job description

Oxford Quantum Circuits in Reading, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior RF Electronic Design Engineer to lead RF hardware development for the quantum computing platform. You will design, validate, and optimise RF systems from concept through deployment, working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, scalable quantum hardware.

The role emphasizes RF/microwave expertise, hands-on lab work, and technical leadership within the Advanced Product Development team, reporting to Hardware