Job Title: RF Design Engineer
Location: Edinburgh – 2-3 days per week
Role Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £65.00 – £75.00 per hour Inside IR35
Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced RF Design Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team working complex aerospace radar systems.
Candidates would need to hold British nationality and have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for SC security clearance.
What the role of the RF Design Engineer entails:
- 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
- The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced RF / Microwave engineers working on the same project.
What experience you need to be the successful RF Design Engineer:
- Microwave PCB materials & design techniques
- Microwave Sub-System design
- Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology
- Design of complex microwave switch matrix
- Design of complex passive microwave structures
- 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
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Experience in writing technical reports / documentation
This really is a fantastic opportunity for a RF Design Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don’t miss out!
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