Rf Engineer
3 days p/w onsite
Can be based from Edinburgh, Newcastle, Bristol, Luton or Southampton
Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an experienced RF Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of defence technology, developing cutting-edge radars for advanced fighter jets and innovative maritime and airborne surveillance systems. You will have the chance to bring your expertise into a dynamic work environment, contributing to the development of multifunctional RF, PCB, and Module designs using the latest technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the full Rf lifecycle, from system concept through detailed design, prototyping, testing, and verification, to system integration and production support.
- Creating high-quality and robust designs, conducting design reviews, fully documenting and recording work products, and keeping them under configuration management.
- Designing multifunctional RF PCB and Module designs, enhancing your understanding of key design and manufacturing processes.
- Developing test prototypes for design validation and verification of development models, and supporting production tests.
- Carrying out detailed design activities from requirements capture to design verification.
- Ensuring successful completion of design reviews.
- Preparing robust manufacturing data packs and providing technical support to sub-contracts and manufacturing interfaces.
- Collaborating closely with Systems, Test, and Electronics engineers to solve integration problems on advanced systems.
Job Requirements:
Experience in the following areas is highly desirable:
- Microwave PCB materials and design techniques
- RF Microwave Sub-System Design
- Microwave design tools such as AWR, VSS, ADS, Systemvue, and Matlab
- EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques, e.g. CST
- GaAs/GaN MMIC design and application
- RF Synthesiser design using DDS and PLL technologies
- RF downconverter and digitiser design
- Design of passive microwave structures
- Low phase noise design and measurement
- Non-linear circuit simulation
- PCB schematic capture tools, e.g. Mentor
- Lab measurements including signal generation, spectrum analysis, and vector network analysis
- Microwave component selection
- Requirements capture and management
- Technical report writing, design reviews, and lifecycle management
- Design for manufacture and cost
