Senior RF Engineer
Edinburgh
12-month contract
Paying up to £80p/h (Inside IR35)
The Opportunity
Our client is looking for Senior RF Engineer’s to join a leading defence technology organisation developing cutting-edge radar systems for modern fighter aircraft, as well as advanced maritime and airborne surveillance platforms.
Key Responsibilities
* As an RF/Microwave Engineer, you will:
* Support the full hardware lifecycle from system concept through design, prototyping, test, verification, integration and production support.
* Develop high-quality RF PCB and module designs using modern microwave technologies.
* Create test prototypes to validate and verify designs.
* Carry out detailed design activities from requirements capture through to verification.
* Produce and maintain clear technical documentation and reports under configuration management.
* Prepare manufacturing data packs and support subcontractors and manufacturing teams.
* Work closely with systems, electronics and test engineers to resolve complex integration challenges.
* Participate in and support design reviews and lifecycle management activities.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Hold a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) is preferred, although closely related disciplines such as Physics will also be considered.
* Microwave PCB materials and RF design techniques
* RF/Microwave subsystem design
* Microwave design tools (e.g. AWR, ADS, SystemVue, MATLAB)
* EM simulation techniques (2D/3D), e.g. CST
* GaAs/GaN MMIC design and applications
* RF synthesiser design (DDS and PLL technologies)
* RF downconverter and digitiser design
* Passive microwave structure design
* Non-linear circuit simulation
* PCB schematic capture tools (e.g. Mentor)
* RF laboratory measurements (signal generators, spectrum analysers, vector network analysers)
* Requirements capture and technical report writing
* Design for manufacture and cost