Job Description :
Leonardo have a number of exciting and immediate opportunities for RF Engineers across their sites in Southampton, Basildon and Bristol. We are looking for experienced RF Engineers for Intermediate, Senior and Lead Engineering roles.
A fantastic opportunity for you to utilise and develop your current skills within an industry leading technology company. Working on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products.
About the Role
You will work with industry leading engineers in the development of our RF products. You will support the development of new and existing products, as well as providing solutions for our customers. Day to day duties include;
- Research and development of low Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
- Investigating and defining RF / Communication system architectures and protocols
- Plan and conduct studies in a wide variety of communication technologies including SDR, RF, IP
- Support system integration and test activities
- Support verification of system requirements
- Capture stakeholder and system requirements
- Modelling of components of the system design
Depending on experience, you may lead technical activities and initiatives. Senior / Lead Engineers will have the opportunity to act as Design Authority throughout the project throughout the project lifecycle, and mentor and coach other engineers.
About You
You will have proven experience as a RF Engineer, either through industry or advanced academic research. Ideally, you will have also have a relevant education, although a deep theoretical knowledge is not necessarily required. Successful RF systems engineers will be able to apply their engineering experience that we can build upon through training, team working and mentoring.
For senior / lead engineers, we are able to create a role and responsibilities around your experience.
Attributes include;
Experience of Communication systemsIP CommunicationModulation techniques and performanceDeployed system propagation effectsSoftware Defined RadioExperience working with telecommunication (2G / 3G / 4G) Air-Interface specification.Experience with electronics assembly and testing, inclusive of RF systems under software controlKnowledge of low power RF hardware, such as Receivers, Transmitters, Synthesisers and filters.Knowledge of military and international specifications and standards for EMC, Environmental and safety, applicable to body-worn and vehicle installationDomain specialisms;
Digital signal processingRF systemsElectro-optic systemsMedical imaging systems, image processing, image / object classification / identificationComputer vision image processing (e.g. segmentation, clustering)Multi-sensor data fusion and trackingReal time data simulation / generationCandidates skilled within the following Systems Engineering specialisms are highly desirable;
Problem definitionSystems ArchitectureSynthetic EnvironmentsPerformance ModellingVerification and ValidationSystem of SystemsAll successful applicants must be eligible for full security clearance and access to UK-caveated and ITAR controlled information. For more information and guidance, please visit : https : / / www.gov.uk / government / publications / united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
What we Offer
A competitive salary based on your experience and skills and an award winning benefits package that includes;
Flexible Working : Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.Company funded flexible benefits : Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)Holidays : 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy / sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per yearPension : Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)Wellbeing : Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)Lifestyle : Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work schemeTraining : Free access to more than 4000 online courses via CourseraBonus : Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below