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Senior RF/ Microwave Engineer
Job Posted: 15 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh
Expire in: 12 days
Job Description
FINTEC recruit is recruiting an experienced Senior RF / Microwave Engineer to join their clients engineering team, working on complex systems for airborne radar products.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RF / Microwave engineer to work on technically challenging projects within the aerospace and defence sector, contributing to the design, development, integration and testing of advanced radar systems.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for delivering high-quality RF and microwave circuit designs and may also have the opportunity to supervise and support less experienced engineers within the project team.
This is a full time role based in Edinburgh.
The Role
As a Senior RF / Microwave Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, commissioning and testing of RF / microwave circuitry for complex airborne radar systems.
Key responsibilities include:
Designing high-quality and robust RF / microwave circuits
Supporting hardware and system-level integration and verification activities
Designing and developing microwave sub-systems
Producing and maintaining technical documentation and project deliverables
Ensuring designs remain under configuration control
Supporting design reviews and technical investigations
Providing regular project progress updates
Supporting and potentially supervising less experienced RF / Microwave engineers
Planning and managing your own technical activities and deliverables
Essential Skills & Experience
You should have strong practical experience in RF / Microwave circuit design, ideally within a complex engineering environment.
Essential experience includes:
Microwave PCB materials and design techniques
Microwave sub-system design
Microwave power amplifier design and technology
Complex microwave switch matrix design
Application of GaAs / GaN MMICs
Complex passive microwave structure design
S-parameter manipulation
2D and 3D electromagnetic simulation techniques
Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling
Matching network design
Microwave component selection
Strong understanding of radar and RF systems
Experience with frequency synthesiser design and receiver architectures
RF / microwave PCB-level design using COTS active and passive components
Experience using one or more RF / Microwave design tools, such as:
AWR Microwave Office
CST Microwave Studio
Keysight ADS
AWR Visual System Simulator
Desirable Experience
The following would be advantageous:
Experience within the aerospace or defence industry
Experience working on complex or high-reliability systems
Experience designing DDS, PLL, DAC and ADC circuits
High dynamic range and low-noise circuit design
Experience with phase-noise reduction techniques
Experience capturing and managing hardware requirements
Familiarity with requirements management tools and formal hardware verification
Previous experience supervising or mentoring RF / Microwave engineers
Experience planning and managing technical work for yourself and a small team
Qualifications & Security Clearance
Honours or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering or a related STEM discipline, with a specialisation in RF / Microwave circuit design
UK Citizenship is mandatory to meet security requirements and obtain SC clearance
Existing SC Clearance would be advantageous
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-profile engineering programmes within the aerospace and defence sector, using advanced RF and microwave technologies.
You’ll join a highly skilled engineering environment where your technical expertise will contribute directly to the development of next-generation radar systems, while also providing opportunities to take on technical leadership responsibilities.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced Senior RF / Microwave Engineer looking for your next opportunity within aerospace and defence, we would be keen to hear from you.
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