RF Design Engineer

Milton Keynes
2 weeks ago
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A position for an RF Design Engineer role based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire has just become available, offering hybrid working plus a fantastic 9-day working fortnight!

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a global-leading design and manufacturing business involved with RF / Microwave devices that are predominantly marketed into the space, aerospace, and defence sectors.

This role will be within an experienced RF team, designing active and passive RF building blocks throughout the entire product lifecycle eg. combiners, filters, SSPAs, low noise amplifiers LNAs, phase-locked loops, frequency conversion, and synthesis, etc

Ideal candidates for the RF Design Engineer role based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire will have design and development experience in the following areas:

  • Provide design solutions that meet the technical requirements and company processes for manufacture

  • Develop strong working relationships with other team members and production engineering to ensure that designs are fit for purpose and cost-effective

  • Contribute to programmes to ensure all aspects meet project requirements, under the guidance of the Project Manager

    The successful candidate for this RF and Microwave Design Engineer job will have:

  • A degree in relevant discipline (BEng or similar)

  • Experience of RF / microwave circuit design

  • A practical approach to design, including assembly techniques and ability to problem solve/de-bug hardware

  • RF System experience including Modulation and Coding

  • RF and Microwave simulation and modelling including 3D EM modelling packages

    This position will require successful candidate to undergo Security Clearance (SC). Candidates will need to have lived in the UK for 5 consecutive years to achieve this.

    This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established R&D team that will provide superb on-the-job training and opportunities for career progression.

    To apply for this RF Design Engineer role in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, please contact Tom Drew on (phone number removed) or (url removed). Otherwise, we welcome conversation regarding similar positions to Design Engineering roles

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