Analogue RF Engineer
Location: Crawley, full‑time hybrid working with 3 days in the office, plus travel.
Ready to drive innovation in cutting‑edge hardware that powers secure communications and advanced defence systems across land, air, and sea? Join Thales to provide hands‑on RF and analogue support, focusing mainly on the HF domain with opportunities to work in VHF. Your day‑to‑day will involve evaluating solutions, troubleshooting, and designing circuits using simulation tools like RF and Spice to enhance development. You’ll create detailed circuit schematics, collaborate closely with PCB layout engineers, and design electronic hardware rigs and assemblies, performing integration, verification, and qualification testing. This role offers excellent growth potential, with opportunities to take on increasing technical responsibility as you develop your expertise.
What The Role Has To Offer
* Join us for exceptional growth opportunities and increasing technical responsibility
* You’ll gain hands‑on experience in RF and analogue support, primarily in HF with exciting opportunities in VHF
* We aim to triple in size over the coming years through self‑funded development and a passionate, talented team
Key Responsibilities And Tasks
* Lead the design and development of innovative, reliable solutions that push the boundaries of technology and deliver real‑world impact
* Conduct thorough testing, measurement, debugging, and verification to ensure products meet the highest standards of performance and quality
* Utilize advanced simulation and analysis tools to optimize designs and anticipate challenges before they arise
* Present complex technical issues clearly and confidently during design reviews, influencing decision‑making and driving project success
* Prepare detailed, well‑structured design documents that guide teams and stakeholders through every stage of development
* Provide proactive technical support to production teams, ensuring smooth transitions from design to manufacturing and maintaining product excellence
About You
* BEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, or Electronic & Communication Engineering, or related discipline and/or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline
* Relevant design and product development experience (commercial, industrial, or defence)
* Knowledge of engineering processes and lifecycles, including DDQS and Lean Engineering
* Understanding of Design for Manufacture, Test, and Support
* Experience with HF system challenges such as cosite interference and transmitter/receiver co‑location
* Familiarity with HF communication standards, topside modelling, and link budget analysis would be valuable
* Design knowledge of RF components: power amplifiers, filters, splitters, amplifiers, combiners, receivers, oscillators, frequency synthesizers, RF cosite, and EMC
* Knowledge of V/UHF systems and techniques would be advantageous
* Awareness of digital control (microprocessors, programmable devices, DSP, FPGA, memory) and DSP techniques is desirable
* Proficient in CAD tools: Cadence DE HDL, Microwave Office, LTSpice
What We Offer You
* Performance related annual bonus (VCP)
* Pension match like‑for‑like up to 7% of annual base salary
* Life Assurance 2 × base salary minimum (8 × salary if part of the pension scheme)
* Income Protection 50% of salary less state benefits for 5 years
* Annual Leave 201 hours, bank holidays, plus 1 company day
* Private Medical Insurance – Couples cover
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 1:00 pm
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* 24 hours paid leave for volunteering activities
* Access to flexible benefits and discounts: dental insurance, buying & selling annual leave, cycle to work, and many more
Security Clearance Statement
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not, it is required that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK and the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. Even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
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