Senior RF Engineer for Aerospace & Space Communications

Team Jobs - Strategic Accounts; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Jobs - Strategic Accounts is seeking a Senior Advanced Wireless / RF Engineer to design and develop RF hardware for aerospace and space communications. You will work on UHF to Ka Band systems, contributing to circuit design, simulations and verifications.

The role requires hands-on experience with LNAs, SSPAs, mixers and PLLs, plus expertise in RF testing, link budgets and system analysis. A collaborative, autonomous engineer will thrive in a dynamic project environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' industrial RF/microwave hardware development experience.
• Proven track record in design, development and testing of active RF circuits and communication systems.
• Strong understanding of RF system analysis including link budgets, noise figure and frequency synthesis.
• Extensive hands-on experience with RF measurements and hardware troubleshooting.
• Ability to deliver engineering solutions from requirements through to implementation and verification.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF hardware for communication systems from UHF to Ka Band.
• Develop active RF circuits including LNAs, SSPAs, drivers, mixers, frequency converters, and PLLs.
• Perform RF architecture trade-offs, link budget calculations, RF line-up analysis, and noise figure assessments.
• Develop RF schematics, select components and support PCB layout.
• Conduct RF simulations using AWR, ADS, CST, HFSS and MATLAB.
• Perform RF testing and verification using VNAs, spectrum analyzers and power meters.
• Support environmental and qualification testing (EMI/EMC, thermal, vibration).
• Produce high-quality technical documentation and verification reports.
• Collaborate with product owners and project engineers to support milestones.
• Take ownership of RF solutions from requirements to delivery.

Skills

RF & Microwave Engineering

Active RF circuit design

Microwave hardware design

RF system analysis

UHF to Ka Band

LNAs

SSPAs

PLL design

RF measurements

RF testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, RF Engineering or related

Tools

AWR Microwave Office

Keysight ADS

CST Studio Suite

Ansys HFSS

MATLAB

Job description

Team Jobs - Strategic Accounts is seeking a Senior Advanced Wireless / RF Engineer to design and develop RF hardware for aerospace and space communications. You will work on UHF to Ka Band systems, contributing to circuit design, simulations and verifications.

The role requires hands-on experience with LNAs, SSPAs, mixers and PLLs, plus expertise in RF testing, link budgets and system analysis. A collaborative, autonomous engineer will thrive in a dynamic project environment.