RF Design Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by April Quest
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Hemsby, Norfolk, UK
Summary: The RF Design Engineer role involves a technical position focused on RF circuit design, simulations, and collaboration with systems engineers to meet project requirements. The contractor will engage in PCB design, testing, and report writing for a six-month project. Candidates must possess significant experience in RF design and electromagnetic simulations, with a preference for those with defense industry experience. The position is based in Hemsby, Norfolk, UK, and is classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct RF circuit design work and CST simulations.
- Design PCBs and collaborate with layout engineers.
- Manufacture and test components, writing test reports.
- Ensure compliance with requirements in conjunction with the test team.
- Travel to Great Yarmouth regularly to support the project.
Key Skills:
- Strong theoretical knowledge of RF and microwave design.
- Significant experience with ADS, AWR, or CST simulations.
- Experience with high-power amplifiers and circuit-level design.
- Proficiency in PCB design tools (PADS, KEYCAD, Altium, etc.).
- SC Cleared or Clearable, British national, residing in the UK for the last 5 years.
Salary (Rate): £75.00 Hourly
City: Hemsby
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Specialist RF business developing NextGen radar and communications components and sub-systems is looking for a contractor for 6 months for a specific project.
Info about what the RF Design Engineer
A technical role, working with systems engineers to make sure the requirements are being met. You will be doing RF circuit design work, CST simulations, designing PCBs, working with layout engineers, manufacturing, testing, writing test reports and checking against requirements with the test team.
Essential Requirements of the RF Design Engineer
- Senior level RF design role - you will have good theoretical knowledge of both RF and microwave and be able to simulate electromagnetic simulations.
- Significant experience in ADS, AWR or CST electromagnetic simulations.
- Experience of high-power amplifiers.
- Circuit level design experience you will be working with a PCB layout engineer. Circuit capture is essential (PADS, KEYCAD, Altium etc).
- UHF frequency upwards is fine, the sweet spot is X Band but UHF up to Ka band all is fine
- SC Cleared or Clearable, British national, in the UK for the last 5 years.
- Willing to travel to Great Yarmouth regularly to support a specific project
Desirable Requirements of the RF Design Engineer
- Defence industry experience is desirable
- Radar, Defence, L Band, S Band, X Band would be nice to have
- Any low noise amplifier design experience would be great
- Knowledge of MMIC design, CFD simulation (low or high frequency experience is fine)
6 month contract outside IR35
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