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Specialist RF business developing NextGen radar and communications components and sub-systems is looking to grow their RF team. They have a whole mix of RF design requirements at both high level and low level Gan MMICs.
Info about what the RF Design Engineer
Working in a small RF design team alongside recognised industry experts, there will be an opportunity for significant knowledge transfer. A technical role, working with systems engineers to make sure the requirements are being met. You will be doing RF circuit design work, CST simulations, designing PCBs, working with layout engineers, manufacturing, testing, writing test reports and checking against requirements with test team. Working closely with support teams all along the full project lifecycle.The primary includes quadrature transmitter receiver modules (XTRMs) for radar and the business drives into new era of SIPs (System in package), high power devices, miniaturisation etc
Essential Requirements of the RF Design Engineer
Senior level RF design role - you will have good theoretical knowledge of both RF and microwave and be able to simulate electromagnetic simulations.
Significant experience in ADS, AWR or CST electromagnetic simulations.
Experience of high-power amplifiers.
Circuit level design experience you will be working with a PCB layout engineer. Circuit capture is essential (PADS, KEYCAD, Altium etc).
UHF frequency upwards is fine, the sweet spot is X Band but UHF up to Ka band all is fine
Good knowledge of MMIC design, CFD simulation (low or high frequency experience is fine)
SC Clearable, British national, in the UK for the last 5 years.
Willing to be on site in the office for 3 days per week
Desirable Requirements of the RF Design Engineer
Defence industry experience is desirable
Radar, Defence, L Band, S Band, X Band would be nice to have
Any low noise amplifier design experience would be great
Benefits
- 9 Day working fortnight
- Hybrid working with flex start / finish times
- 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Salary exchanged pension scheme with enhanced company contributions (6%)
- Life assurance
- Employee assistance programme
- Confidential counselling services
- Paid compassionate leave and generous Company sick pay entitlement
- + others
If you feel you are suitable and interested in this role, APPLY NOW with an up to date CV. We also pay referral fees if you can suggest another suitable person that isnt already known to us.
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