Senior RF/MMW Systems Architect

Filtronic; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Filtronic is seeking a Principal RF Engineer to lead RF/mmW design for telecoms and defence products from concept to production at our County Durham facility.

You will provide technical leadership, drive design verification, and collaborate with mechanical, electronics, PCB layout, and test teams to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions. The role requires a degree in RF/EE and extensive experience with Microwave Office, CST, EMPro or ADS.

Qualifications

• Relevant RF/microwave design experience.
• Experience leading technical activities and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication across engineering, manufacturing and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of RF/mmW sub-circuits, subsystems and systems within telecoms and defence products.
• Take technical responsibility for RF/mmW specification, design, simulation, realisation and verification.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers within the team.
• Carry out system line-up analysis, tolerance analysis and design for manufacture.
• Support the selection of components, ICs and MMICs, including liaison with suppliers.
• Work closely with mechanical, electronics, PCB layout, manufacturing and test teams to deliver robust product designs.
• Prepare and review design documentation, including design logbooks, data packs, peer reviews and design release information.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, identifying and managing technical risks.
• Support design verification and validation, including test specifications, test reports and reliability testing.
• Support problem solving and fault diagnosis during product introduction and production.
• Ensure designs are delivered in line with project technical, schedule and cost requirements.

Skills

RF design

Microwave

Leadership

Education

Degree in RF/EE

Tools

Microwave Office

ADS

CST

Job description

Filtronic is seeking a Principal RF Engineer to lead RF/mmW design for telecoms and defence products from concept to production at our County Durham facility.

You will provide technical leadership, drive design verification, and collaborate with mechanical, electronics, PCB layout, and test teams to deliver robust, cost-efficient solutions. The role requires a degree in RF/EE and extensive experience with Microwave Office, CST, EMPro or ADS.