Responsibilities
1. As an RF/Microwave Engineer, you will:
2. Support the full hardware lifecycle from system concept through design, prototyping, test, verification, integration and production support.
3. Develop high-quality RF PCB and module designs using modern microwave technologies.
4. Create test prototypes to validate and verify designs.
5. Carry out detailed design activities from requirements capture through to verification.
6. Produce and maintain clear technical documentation and reports under configuration management.
7. Prepare manufacturing data packs and support subcontractors and manufacturing teams.
8. Work closely with systems, electronics and test engineers to resolve complex integration challenges.
9. Participate in and support design reviews and lifecycle management activities.
Essential Skills & Experience
10. 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.
11. Microwave PCB materials and RF design techniques
12. RF/Microwave subsystem design
13. Microwave design tools (e.g. AWR, ADS, SystemVue, MATLAB)
14. EM simulation techniques (2D/3D), e.g. CST
15. GaAs/GaN MMIC design and applications
16. RF synthesiser design (DDS and PLL technologies)
17. RF downconverter and digitiser design
18. Passive microwave structure design
19. Non-linear circuit simulation
20. PCB schematic capture tools (e.g. Mentor)
21. RF laboratory measurements (signal generators, spectrum analysers, vector network analysers)
22. Requirements capture and technical report writing
23. Design for manufacture and cost
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