Details:
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
I am currently looking for Senior RF/Microwave Engineers for a 12 mth contract for various locations in the UK.
Work Pattern: 3 days per week onsite (occasional travel to Edinburgh
Clearance: SC Clearance will be needed if not already held
Pay: £70-75 per hour Inside IR35
Contract: 12 mths
Location: Sites available UK Wide
Job Requirements
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you. The Senior RF/ Microwave engineers would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of RF/ Microwave circuitry on complex systems for airborne Radar products.
The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced RF / Microwave engineers working on the same project.
Job Responsibilities:
Creating high-quality and robust RF/ Microwave circuit designs
Documenting and recording deliverables
Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
Keeping designs under configuration control
Providing progress reports
Work Experience
Essential
Microwave PCB materials & design techniques
Microwave Sub-System design
Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology
Design of complex microwave switch matrix
Application of microwave GaAs/ GaN MMICs
Design of complex passive microwave structures
S-parameter manipulation
EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques
Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling
Matching network design
Microwave component selection
Understanding of Radar / RF Systems, including experience of Frequency synthesizer design, Receiver architectures and design, General RF and Microwave PCB-level design with COTS active & passive components
Proficient in one or more of the following RF / Microwave design AWR Microwave office, CST Microwave studio, Keysight (Agilent) ADS, or AWR Visual System Simulator
Desirable
Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defense industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systems
Previous experience of designing DDS, PLL, DAC, ADC circuits, high dynamic range / low-noise design & minimizing phase noise
Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirements
Experience of supervising other RF/ Microwave engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team
Qualifications
Honours or Masters degree in Electronic Engineering or a related STEM subject, with specialization in RF/ Microwave circuit design
UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage