Senior RF Engineer

HENSOLDT UK•Enfield, CT

23h

About The Position

The Senior RF Engineer is responsible for significant work packages of RF/Microwave module development, test, and support as well as antenna design, modelling, and requirements. They support other areas of the business with RF/antenna design expertise.

Requirements

PCB Design at microwave frequencies - comfortable with manipulating schematics and defining/reviewing required layout.
RF Component selection; knowledge of High Power RF amplifier, Low Noise Amplifiers, Limiters, Circulators, Filters, Mixers and Phase Locked Loop usage.
RF System Design (e.g. Cascade Analysis).
Familiarity with RF test equipment (e.g. Spectrum Analysers, Vector Network Analysers).
Antenna theory and design and test including array antennas, including slotted array and printed antennas.
Design for test and design for manufacture.
Experience of a Production Environment (e.g. good understanding of processes such as SMT).
Self-motivated and enjoys working within a team.
Good command of written and verbal English.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Altium PCB Design Software.
Familiar with Altair RF and antenna design software.
Working knowledge of radar or closely related applications (e.g., Comms).
Knowledge of digital electronics or power supply design.
Experience of requirements management and/or systems engineering disciplines.
Test Automation (e.g. through MATLAB or Python).
EMC.
Regulatory compliance (e.g. FCC, ITU or ETSI requirements).

Responsibilities

Proactively lead antenna and RF equipment development, via internal or sub-contracted work packages.
Maintain antenna and RF designs – e.g., for product Improvements and obsolescence management.
Oversee derivation of requirements and specifications and their verification & validation.
Provide technical support to Supply Chain, Quality, Suppliers and Customers.
Support external antenna and RF designs and maintain antenna/RF Production Tests.
Support RF module manufacture – responding to technical issues, undertaking trend analysis and root cause analysis.
Ensure that Engineering Procedures are correctly followed, and the quality is maintained through design and manufacture.
Generate estimates, plan and generally manage small work packages.
Ensure adequate documentation is maintained.
Any other tasks associated with this role.