Space RF Engineer for Orbital Missions – London

ALTEN; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team buildings

Flexible way of working

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to join our London team for an advanced space mission. This role suits professionals who thrive in high‑complexity environments and want to contribute to next‑generation orbital technologies.

Location: London, on-site 1–2 times per month, with clearable security. You will design RF systems, develop subsystems, test hardware, and collaborate across systems engineering, avionics and mission operations on cutting‑edge spacecraft programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Hands-on space/RF systems experience.
• Ability to translate mission RF requirements into subsystem specs.

Responsibilities

• RF system design for spaceborne platforms, including link budgets and antenna performance.
• Develop and optimise RF subsystems (transceivers, amplifiers, filters, telemetry).
• Testing and validation of RF hardware in lab and simulated space environments.
• Supporting EMC/EMI analysis and ensuring mission-level compliance.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across systems engineering, avionics, and mission operations.

Skills

Space RF experience

RF design

RF hardware

RF testing

Mission requirements

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

VNA

Spectrum Analyzers

Signal Generators

Job description

ALTEN is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to join our London team for an advanced space mission. This role suits professionals who thrive in high‑complexity environments and want to contribute to next‑generation orbital technologies.

Location: London, on-site 1–2 times per month, with clearable security. You will design RF systems, develop subsystems, test hardware, and collaborate across systems engineering, avionics and mission operations on cutting‑edge spacecraft programs.