Research Technologist in Satellite Communications

Role

Title:

Research Technologist in Satellite Communication Systems

Grade and Salary:Grade 7, £38,448 - £48,337 per annum

FTE and working pattern:Full-time (35hrs per week) Fixed Term (17 Months)

Reward and Benefits
:33 days annual leave, plus 9 buildings closed days for all full time staff. Use our total rewards calculator:  to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

A post-doctoral position is available as part of a UKSA project aiming to develop compact user terminal antennas for satellite communication systems. The post will be held within the Microwave and Antenna Engineering Group at Heriot-Watt University and will involve the development of wireless and satellite communication setups and demonstrators featuring entire RF front-ends as well as digital baseband. The selected candidate will work with other group as well as external industrial partners to plan, design, and implement a satellite ground terminal as well as run test campaigns using this facility.

We are seeking candidates with a record that will demonstrate their capability to effectively deliver the required research activities.

You will have a strong academic track record with knowledge and experience in the area of radio communications, RF and embedded systems, as well as signal processing algorithms. You will be competent in microwave and embedded system development and testing. You will also be experienced in satellite communications hardware and tracking antennas. You will also be prepared to work on interfacing radio, digital and mechanical equipment to integrate fully functional satellite receivers.

The project will involve regular progress meetings with researchers, industrial customers as well as suppliers. You will be an effective communicator capable of hosting meetings. There is a number of milestones, and you will be expected to have excellent project management skills in delivering those. You will be responsible for the preparation of reports, minutes of meeting and other deliverable items required for the project.

You will also be expected to author high quality publications and present your results in scientific and industrial audiences.

This opportunity therefore relates to high quality, self-motivated individuals with the ability to work and actively participate in developing advanced research in electromagnetics, microwave and antenna engineering and expanding the teaching knowledge base within the School’s Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering disciplines.

For an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact Professor George Goussetis. Tel: , Email:

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• To review, design, implement and test the microwave and optical modules and integrate them for satellite ground station.
• To undertake research into the analysis of physical‑layer wireless communication system including novel antenna arrays, beamforming networks, as well as digital baseband algorithms for waveform generation.
• To compile written reports and articles suitable for publication and contract fulfillment on the techniques, designs developed and results obtained.
• Present regular progress reports on research to members of the research group or to external audiences to disseminate and publicise research findings.
• Attend national and international meetings as required by the project.
• Write up results of own work and contribute to the production of research reports, publications and funding proposals.
• Read academic papers, journals, textbooks, attend specified training courses in order to keep abreast of developments.
• Carry out any other duties designated by line manager and which fall within the general ambit of the post.

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