Senior RF Engineer – Space Systems (Hybrid)

MDA Space; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to join its UK team, delivering advanced satellite payload development across GEO/LEO missions. You will contribute to RF system and circuit design, PCB layout coordination, and rigorous link-budget analyses within a cross-disciplinary environment.

This role offers a hybrid work model in the UK, attractive benefits, and opportunities to work on world-leading space technologies, risk-aware design, and mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years RF engineering experience in Space or high reliability sectors.
• Knowledge of LEO/GEO communications payloads.
• Experience of circuit and PCB design and RF simulation tools.
• Specialist knowledge in high reliability design, spacecraft link budgets, signal integrity and EMI/EMC.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team designing satellite telecom payloads for diverse orbits.
• Perform RF system and circuit level design, simulation and testing.
• Support link budget analyses and performance assessments.
• Do detailed circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, and EM simulation.
• Conduct engineering analyses (derating, reliability, radiation, EMI/EMC) and documentation.
• Direct in-house and 3rd party PCB layout teams.
• Deliver prototypes and manufacturing-ready packages.

Skills

RF engineering

Circuit design

PCB design

RF simulation

Link budgets

Radiation effects

Tools

RF simulation tools

Job description

MDA Space is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to join its UK team, delivering advanced satellite payload development across GEO/LEO missions. You will contribute to RF system and circuit design, PCB layout coordination, and rigorous link-budget analyses within a cross-disciplinary environment.

This role offers a hybrid work model in the UK, attractive benefits, and opportunities to work on world-leading space technologies, risk-aware design, and mission-critical systems.