Senior RF Engineer
North London / Enfield Area
£60,000 to £65,000 + Benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior RF Engineer to join a well-established technology business specialising in advanced radar, surveillance, and maritime systems.
This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge RF and microwave products in a highly technical engineering environment, supporting the development of next‑generation systems used globally.
The Role
As a Senior RF Engineer, you will take ownership of key RF and antenna development work packages, supporting design, testing, manufacture, and product improvement activities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading RF and antenna development projects internally and with external partners
- Designing and maintaining RF/microwave modules and antenna systems
- Supporting product upgrades, redesigns, and obsolescence management
- Creating and verifying technical requirements and specifications
- Providing technical support to production, supply chain, suppliers and customers
- Supporting manufacturing issues through fault finding, trend analysis and root cause investigation
- Managing small technical work packages including planning and estimates
- Ensuring engineering quality standards and documentation are maintained
About You
You will be a hands‑on RF engineer with strong practical and theoretical knowledge, ideally gained in a high‑tech manufacturing or defence‑related environment.
Essential experience:
- PCB design at microwave frequencies
- RF component selection (amplifiers, LNAs, filters, mixers, PLLs, etc.)
- RF system design / cascade analysis
- Use of RF test equipment including VNAs and spectrum analysers
- Antenna theory, design and testing
- Design for manufacture / design for test
- Experience supporting production environments
- Strong communication skills and team‑focused attitude
Desirable experience:
- Altium PCB design
- Antenna/EM simulation tools
- Radar, communications or related systems knowledge
- MATLAB or Python for test automation
- EMC / regulatory compliance
- Systems engineering or requirements management
What’s on Offer
- Salary £60,000 – £65,000
- Excellent benefits package
- Career progression opportunities
- Work on innovative real‑world technology
- Stable and growing engineering business
Location
North London / Enfield area (site‑based role)
If you are an experienced RF Engineer looking to step into a senior technical role within a specialist engineering environment, we would love to hear from you.
