Senior or Principal RF / Microwave Engineer

The Senior or Principal RF / Microwave engineers would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of RF / Microwave circuitry on complex systems for airborne Radar products.

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The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced RF / Microwave engineers working on the same project.

The role will be based at our customer’s site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.

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

Desirable

Qualifications

Work Experience

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required :

Essential

At least 5 years’ RF / Microwave design experience including;

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 tools : - AWR Microwave office, CST Microwave studio, Keysight (Agilent) ADS, or AWR Visual System Simulator

Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements

Experience of debugging & testing new RF / Microwave circuit designs

Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer / formal design reviews

Self-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusion

Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead, Lead RF / Microwave engineer & other engineering disciplines

Experience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies

Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills

Experience in writing technical reports / documentation

Desirable

Relevant experience in the Aerospace / Defence industry or on other complex / high-reliability systems

Previous experience of designing DDS, PLL, DAC, ADC circuits, high dynamic range / low-noise design & minimising 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