Senior Radio Frequency Engineer

Location: North London / Hybrid (where applicable)

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

We are seeking an experienced Senior RF Engineer to join a growing engineering team working on the development of advanced RF, microwave and antenna technologies. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented engineer to take ownership of significant RF and antenna development activities, supporting products from concept through to manufacture and ongoing product improvement.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the design, development, testing and support of RF/microwave modules and antenna systems, while providing specialist technical expertise across the wider organisation.

• Lead antenna and RF equipment development projects, both internally and through external suppliers or subcontractors.
• Design, develop and maintain RF and antenna solutions, supporting product improvements and obsolescence management activities.
• Derive, review and manage technical requirements and specifications, ensuring effective verification and validation.
• Provide technical support to customers, suppliers, quality teams and supply chain functions.
• Support external RF and antenna developments and maintain production test solutions.
• Assist manufacturing teams with technical problem-solving, trend analysis and root cause investigations.
• Ensure engineering procedures, quality standards and best practices are followed throughout design and production processes.
• Generate work estimates, plan activities and manage smaller engineering work packages.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and manufacturing functions.
• Proven experience in PCB design at microwave frequencies
  , including schematic manipulation and layout review.
• Strong understanding of RF component selection and application
  , including:
• High Power RF Amplifiers
• Limiters
• Circulators
• Filters
• Phase Locked Loops (PLLs)
• Experience with RF system design
  , including cascade analysis.
• Proficiency in the use of RF test equipment such as:
• Vector Network Analysers (VNAs)
• Strong knowledge of antenna theory, design and testing
  , including array antennas, slotted array antennas and printed antennas.
• Experience of Design for Manufacture (DfM) and Design for Test (DfT) principles.
• Understanding of production environments and manufacturing processes, including SMT.
• Excellent communication skills with strong written and verbal English.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience using Altium Designer
  .
• Experience using Altair RF and antenna design software
  .
• Knowledge of radar systems or other RF-intensive applications such as communications systems.
• Understanding of digital electronics and/or power supply design.
• Experience with requirements management and systems engineering methodologies.
• Test automation experience using tools such as MATLAB or Python.
• Understanding of EMC principles and compliance.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and approvals, including FCC, ETSI and ITU requirements.

You will be a proactive and technically capable RF Engineer who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges and working across the full product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a strong blend of RF design expertise, practical engineering knowledge and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

• Work on cutting-edge RF and antenna technologies.
• Join an innovative engineering environment with challenging and rewarding projects.
• Opportunity to influence product development from concept through to manufacture.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Career development and progression opportunities within a technically advanced organisation.