Senior RF Hardware Architect for SDR & Mixed-Signal Systems

Rowden; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rowden is seeking a Principal RF Hardware Engineer to design analogue and mixed‑signal hardware for advanced wireless sensing and communications systems. The role covers RF front‑end through ADC/DAC integration and SDR platform bring‑up, working with RF, FPGA, and embedded software teams in a hybrid setup with on‑site Bristol HQ involvement.

You will contribute to robust hardware implementations for deployment in demanding environments, collaborating across disciplines and documenting designs

Qualifications

• Strong track record designing RF and analogue hardware for wireless or radio systems.
• Experience designing RF signal chains including amplification, filtering, mixing and gain control.
• Experience integrating high-speed ADC/DAC devices into RF systems.
• Proficient with PCB design tools and complete board designs.

Responsibilities

• Design RF front-end architectures including amplification, filtering, frequency conversion, and signal conditioning.
• Own RF and mixed-signal hardware from concept to PCB implementation and bring-up.
• Develop mixed-signal hardware with high-speed ADCs/DACs and clocking architectures.
• Design multi-layer RF PCBs with strong RF performance and signal integrity.
• Integrate RF components like amplifiers, mixers, filters, oscillators, and converters.
• Bring up new RF hardware platforms and validate RF performance in lab environments.

Skills

RF hardware design

RF signal chains

Multi-layer PCBs

KiCad / PCB tools

RF testing

Schematic capture

SDR integration

Team collaboration

Tools

KiCad

Altium Designer

Job description

Rowden is seeking a Principal RF Hardware Engineer to design analogue and mixed‑signal hardware for advanced wireless sensing and communications systems. The role covers RF front‑end through ADC/DAC integration and SDR platform bring‑up, working with RF, FPGA, and embedded software teams in a hybrid setup with on‑site Bristol HQ involvement.

You will contribute to robust hardware implementations for deployment in demanding environments, collaborating across disciplines and documenting designs