Job Title: Senior RF EngineerLocation: North LondonSalary: Competitive Salary + BenefitsSchedule: Monday to Friday
The Company
Our client, a highly respected engineering and technology business operating within advanced surveillance and radar systems, is seeking an experienced Senior RF Engineer to join their growing team in North London.
The Opportunity
As Senior RF Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, and support of RF / Microwave modules and antenna systems, whilst acting as a technical specialist across the wider engineering function. You will work closely with internal engineering teams, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and external suppliers to ensure products are delivered to the highest technical and commercial standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead RF and antenna development projects, both internally and through external partners
- Design, develop, and improve RF / Microwave modules and antenna systems
- Support product enhancements, redesigns, and obsolescence management activity
- Produce and manage technical requirements, specifications, verification, and validation plans
- Provide technical support to manufacturing, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and customers
- Support production test systems and resolve technical issues during manufacture
- Conduct root cause analysis, fault finding, and performance trend analysis
- Ensure engineering procedures, quality standards, and documentation are maintained
- Generate cost estimates, schedules, and manage small technical work packages
- Contribute technical expertise across wider engineering and systems projects
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience
- Strong background in RF / Microwave engineering
- PCB design at microwave frequencies
- RF component knowledge including amplifiers, filters, mixers, PLLs, LNAs, circulators, limiters, etc.
- RF system design and cascade analysis
- Hands‑on experience using RF test equipment such as:
- Spectrum Analysers
- Vector Network Analysers
- Strong understanding of antenna theory, design, and testing, including array antennas
- Experience with design for manufacture and design for test principles
- Exposure to manufacturing environments such as SMT production
- Strong communication skills and collaborative working style
Desirable Experience
- Altium PCB design software
- RF modelling / simulation tools
- Radar, defence, communications, or related sectors
- Digital electronics or power supply knowledge
- Systems engineering / requirements management
- Test automation using MATLAB or Python
- EMC knowledge
- Regulatory standards such as FCC / ETSI / ITU
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