Senior RF Engineer

Senior RF Engineer

North London / Enfield Area

£60,000 to £65,000 + Benefits

Hybrid - 3 Days on Site

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior RF Engineer to join a well-established technology business specialising in advanced radar, surveillance, and maritime systems.

This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge RF and microwave products in a highly technical engineering environment, supporting the development of next-generation systems used globally.

The Role

As a Senior RF Engineer, you will take ownership of key RF and antenna development work packages, supporting design, testing, manufacture, and product improvement activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading RF and antenna development projects internally and with external partners
• Designing and maintaining RF / microwave modules and antenna systems
• Supporting product upgrades, redesigns, and obsolescence management
• Creating and verifying technical requirements and specifications
• Providing technical support to production, supply chain, suppliers, and customers
• Supporting manufacturing issues through fault finding, trend analysis, and root cause investigation
• Managing small technical work packages including planning and estimates
• Ensuring engineering quality standards and documentation are maintained

About You

You will be a hands-on RF engineer with strong practical and theoretical knowledge, ideally gained in a high-tech manufacturing or defence-related environment.

Essential experience:

• PCB design at microwave frequencies
• RF component selection (amplifiers, LNAs, filters, mixers, PLLs etc.)
• RF system design / cascade analysis
• Use of RF test equipment including VNAs and spectrum analysers
• Antenna theory, design, and testing
• Design for manufacture / design for test
• Experience supporting production environments
• Strong communication skills and team-focused attitude

Desirable experience:

• Altium PCB design
• Antenna / EM simulation tools
• Radar, communications, or related systems knowledge
• MATLAB or Python for test automation
• EMC / regulatory compliance
• Systems engineering or requirements management

What’s on Offer

• Salary £60,000 – £65,000
• Excellent benefits package
• Career progression opportunities
• Work on innovative real-world technology
• Stable and growing engineering business

Location

North London / Enfield area (site-based role)

If you are an experienced RF Engineer looking to step into a senior technical role within a specialist engineering environment, we would love to hear from you.