Senior RF Engineer

Contract Senior RF Engineer RF Systems / Microwave Reading Hybrid Outside IR35 Start: ASAP

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Reading / Hybrid Duration: 12 months Rate: £550700 per day (depending on experience), Outside IR35 Were supporting a growing engineering team who need an experienced Senior RF Engineer on a long-term contract. Youll be working across RF subsystem design, modelling, prototyping, and testing for next-generation ground terminals, with 3 days a week on-site in Reading. The project is expected to run for around 12 months and sits outside IR35.

Please note that you must be eligible for SC Clearance for this contract (though you do not need to already be SC Cleared) Senior RF Engineer - what you'll be doing Designing RF front-end modules (LNAs, PAs, filters, mixers, converters) for Ku and Ka applications Running RF system simulations and propagation modelling Analysing simulation and measurement data Working with modem, antenna, and mechanical teams to optimise terminal-level performance What were looking for: 78 years in RF or microwave design Strong understanding of RF circuits, noise, linearity, and matching Confident with RF lab equipment

Experience with Xilinx tool chains is a bonus (Vivado, Vitis, Petalinux) Experience designing RF hardware for Ku/Ka systems SATCOM would be desirable