RF Engineer / RF Payload Engineer | Space/Satellite | Guildford | Hybrid | Competitive salary & package
RF Engineer role for Design, implementation and verification of RF payload solutions into spacecraft missions
Key Tasks
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop RF payload solutions for Spacecraft missions
- System level design and performance analysis of RF payloads (communications, radar, SIGINT)
- Specification of payload hardware including transmitters, receivers and antennas
- Specification of in-orbit or ground-based signal processing solutions
- Specification and development of tools for payload design, test and calibration
- Work with other Spacecraft engineering teams and/or external subcontractors to develop and implement payload hardware and signal processing solutions
- Define and support payload verification by on ground environmental test and in-orbit commissioning
- Manage payload delivery, integration and test
- Work package manager responsibilities including planning/reporting budget/schedule/resources
- Input to bids involving RF payloads
- Support project reviews including presentation of technical solutions and programmatic progress to internal and external stakeholders
Previous Experience
- System engineering for complex, multidisciplinary products or project solutions
- Requirements analysis and flow down
- Experience with some of the following: link budget analysis, RF Engineer and/or digital design, signal processing, antenna design/simulation, test definition/support for development and product verification
- Experience of manufacture and test for space advantageous but not essential
Qualifications
- Good 1st degree in engineering, maths or physics
- Comfortable working with experts while maintaining ownership of the solution
- Confident delving into detail as required without being distracted from project objectives
- Good inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives
- Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for mathematical modelling
- Good knowledge of MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, plus MS Project or similar planning tool
Benefits
- Highly competitive Salary dependent on experience
- Flexible working policies
- 32 days annual leave + BH
- Annual Company Bonus Scheme
- Up to 8% employer pension contribution
- Life Assurance (6X salary)
- Private Health Care
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
- Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes
