Senior RF Electronic Design Engineer

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

Senior RF Electronic Design Engineer at Oxford Quantum Circuits, Reading, England, United Kingdom. A senior-level full time position in the Advanced Product Development team, listed under hardware engineering.

As a Senior RF Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimise the RF systems that underpin OQC’s quantum computing platform. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge hardware, systems engineering, and quantum technology, you'll solve complex RF challenges that improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our quantum computers.

The Role

You'll be a technical specialist within our Advanced Product Development team, leading the design and validation of RF and microwave solutions that enable quantum control and readout. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll take ownership of RF hardware development from concept through to deployment, helping shape the future of commercially viable quantum computing.

What You'll Be Working On

• Architecting and delivering RF control, readout, and packaging solutions that meet demanding system performance requirements.
• Designing, simulating, testing, and optimising RF and microwave circuitry using modelling tools and laboratory-based experimentation.
• Leading RF characterisation activities, including microwave I/O analysis, filtering design, signal-to-noise optimisation, and performance validation.
• Investigating complex technical issues, driving root-cause analysis, and implementing data-led design improvements.
• Collaborating with hardware, systems, and cryogenic engineering teams to ensure successful integration across the quantum computing stack.
• Managing technical engagement with RF suppliers, evaluating components, and supporting hardware quality assurance activities.
• Providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and contributing to roadmap planning, delivery forecasting, and engineering best practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing RF and microwave hardware solutions.
• Strong RF design, simulation, and modelling expertise.
• Experience with RF laboratory testing, validation, and characterisation methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and system integration challenges independently.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Strong data analysis, stakeholder communication, and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to balance technical trade-offs, risk, manufacturability, and performance requirements.
• Experience engaging with suppliers and technical partners.
• Technical leadership capability, including project ownership and mentoring of engineers.
• Degree in Electronics, Physics, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

• Postgraduate qualification in RF Engineering, Microwave Engineering, Electronics, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technical projects or work packages.
• Experience within advanced technology, research, or highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of project planning, risk analysis, and process improvement methodologies.
• Python scripting experience.
• Strong influencing, adaptability, creativity, and leadership skills.