Senior RF Electronics Engineer

IC Resources; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Senior RF Electronics Engineer for a client in defence, communications, and industrial tech sectors. You will own RF and electronics development across multidisciplinary projects, from concept through verification.

You’ll work on RF front-end design (LNAs, PAs), low-noise power delivery, PCB bring-up and lab testing with VNAs and spectrum analysers. Collaboration across antenna, mechanical, software and firmware teams is essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong RF electronics design fundamentals.
• Commercial RF electronics design experience.
• Experience designing circuits such as LNAs, PAs or similar RF front-end hardware.
• Understanding of low-noise DC/DC or SMPS design.
• Hands-on RF hardware bring-up, debugging and testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Own RF and electronics development across multidisciplinary projects.
• Perform full hardware lifecycle from concept to verification.
• Design RF front-end circuits (LNAs, PAs) and RF circuitry.
• Conduct RF testing with VNAs and spectrum analysers.
• Collaborate with antenna, mechanical, software and firmware teams.

Skills

RF fundamentals

LNA/PA design

RF front-end

PCB design bring-up

VNAs testing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CST

HFSS

Microwave Office

Altium

Job description

Our client is a highly regarded technology and engineering organisation developing complex electronic and RF systems across sectors including defence, communications, industrial technology and advanced consumer products.

They work on technically challenging projects where engineers are typically creating something new rather than making incremental changes to an established product. They are now looking for a Senior RF Electronics Engineer to take ownership of RF and electronics development across a variety of multidisciplinary projects.

As a Senior RF Electronics Engineer, you’ll work across the full hardware development lifecycle, from early-stage concepts and architecture through detailed design, prototyping, integration, testing and verification.

Projects Vary Significantly, But The RF Work Can Include

• RF front-end and circuit design, including LNAs, power amplifiers and associated RF circuitry
• RF system and electronics development for communications, sensing and defence applications
• Low-noise power-supply and mixed-signal electronics design
• PCB design, hardware bring-up, debugging and integration
• RF testing using VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators and other laboratory equipment
• Working alongside antenna, mechanical, software, firmware and systems engineers

This is also a client-facing engineering environment, so you’ll be involved in understanding technical requirements, explaining design decisions and helping turn complex problems into practical engineering solutions.

What they are looking for

Our client is less concerned with engineers having used an exact set of tools and more interested in strong RF fundamentals and a track record of delivering working hardware.

You’ll Ideally Have

• A degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong electronic circuit design fundamentals
• Commercial RF electronics design experience
• Experience designing circuits such as LNAs, PAs or similar RF front-end hardware
• Understanding of low-noise DC/DC or SMPS design
• Hands-on RF hardware bring-up, debugging and testing experience

Experience with tools such as CST, HFSS, Microwave Office or Altium would be useful, but isn’t essential.

Due to some of the programmes involved, you must be eligible for UK security clearance.

Why consider it?

The main attraction of this Senior RF Electronics Engineer position is the variety. You won’t be developing the same product generation after generation; you’ll work across different technologies, applications and engineering problems.

You’ll also have access to extensive in-house electronics and RF development facilities, allowing you to stay closely involved from design through to physical hardware, testing and verification.

It’s particularly well suited to an RF engineer who enjoys technically difficult work, wants exposure to a broader range of applications and prefers an environment where they can remain genuinely hands-on.