Senior Rf Engineer

Indra Group Uk & Ireland; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Enhanced holiday

8% pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Free parking

Training

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Indra Park Air is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to provide technical leadership in electronic design, development, testing and documentation of our radio products and manufacturing test systems. You will guide projects from concept through prototyping and into production, mentoring others along the way.

The role emphasizes RF circuit design, analogue/digital electronics, and cross‑functional collaboration within a fast‑paced engineering team worldwide.

Qualifications

• RF circuit design, simulation, prototyping and development.
• Full product development lifecycle experience.
• Ability to mentor team members and lead projects.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electronic engineering design and development to meet project requirements.
• PCB specification and layout assistance.
• Prototype PCB evaluation and troubleshooting.
• Hardware integration and test, test plan development and execution.
• Technical documentation.
• Participate in hardware design reviews.
• Mentor engineering team members.
• Act as project technical lead when assigned.

Skills

RF design

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Project leadership

Mentoring

Education

1st/2:1 degree in a relevant subject

Tools

EMC knowledge

Job description

Indra Park Air work with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer. For over 50 years we've been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight and military aircraft.

The reasons behind our success are simple and won't change. First, we work harder for the customer than the rest. We take time to truly know their needs and create the right product for them. We train them how to use it, we won't let our equipment be deployed until every detail is right, and then we provide the best care and service for all of our products as long as they are still used.

At Park Air we stay the best by looking to the future - to new requirements and new possibilities. A radio remains a radio but we never stop thinking about how we can improve it, how we make it and how it can offer more to our customers. It's no wonder that we are one of only 2% of companies worldwide to hold PLATINUM Level in Investors in People Accreditation.

At Indra Park Air, our values guide everything we do, from developing industry-leading technology to supporting our customers around the world.

Innovation - Our capacity for innovation, cutting-edge solutions, and specialised team of professionals enable us to drive a safer, more connected future through technology.

Trust - We work with strength, commitment, and reliability, delivering quality solutions to build trust with customers, employees, partners, investors, and society.

Connection - We harness the power of collaboration, connect ideas and solutions, and adapt to our customers' needs, supporting them on the path to a better future.

Foresight - We anticipate future needs to make the world safer and more connected, transforming our experience and knowledge into solutions for a better tomorrow.

As Senior RF Engineer at Indra Park Air you will play a vital role in providing technical leadership and conduct electronic engineering activities in the design, development, test and documentation of company products and their manufacturing test systems.

What you will do

• Carry out electronic engineering design and development to meet project requirements, including:
• PCB specification and layout assistance
• Prototype PCB evaluation and troubleshooting
• Carry out and support hardware integration and test, Test plan development and execution
• Technical documentation
• Participate in hardware design, build and other reviews
• Mentor other members of the engineering design team
• Act as Project technical lead when assigned that role on projects

Requirements

You will preferably have a 1st or 2:1 class degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical subject. We are particularly interested in receiving your application if you have experience in any of the following areas:

• Knowledge of communications systems equipment specification, design or test
• Understanding of communications modulation techniques
• Delivering complex products to market to meet customer timescales.
• Developing compliant products which meet external standards (including environmental, EMC, Safety)
• Ensuring product quality and maintaining standards in the team.

Significant experience of the following:

• RF circuit design, simulation, prototyping and development
• The full product development lifecycle

Practical experience of some of the following:

• Analogue and digital electronics
• Introduction of new products into a manufacturing environment
• Basic understanding of network technologies

Whilst maintaining a positive mindset, flexible approach, high aptitude to learn and excellent problem-solving skills.

• Flexitime and core hours - 37.5 hrs a week, core hrs between 0930-1500
• Enhanced Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Scheme - up to 8% company contribution
• Life Assurance
• Liberty Days - you can request up to 3 days of your annual leave 'on the day'
• Buying and Selling Holidays
• Long service and retirement awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services
  

Indra Park Air is an equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.