RF Payload Engineer

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Reference:BH-2371

Sector:Electronics

Salary:Competitive

Benefits:0

Town/City:Guildford

Contract Type:Permanent

RF Engineer / RF Payload Engineer | Space/Satellite | Guildford | Hybrid | Competitive salary & package
 
RF Engineer role for Design, implementation and verification of RF payload solutions into spacecraft missions
 
Key Tasks
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop RF payload solutions for Spacecraft missions
  • System level design and performance analysis of RF payloads (communications, radar, SIGINT)
  • Specification of payload hardware including transmitters, receivers and antennas
  • Specification of in-orbit or ground-based signal processing solutions
  • Specification and development of tools for payload design, test and calibration
  • Work with other Spacecraft engineering teams and/or external subcontractors to develop and implement payload hardware and signal processing solutions
  • Define and support payload verification by on ground environmental test and in-orbit commissioning
  • Manage payload delivery, integration and test
  • Work package manager responsibilities including planning/reporting budget/schedule/resources
  • Input to bids involving RF payloads
  • Support project reviews including presentation of technical solutions and programmatic progress to internal and external stakeholders
Previous Experience
  • System engineering for complex, multidisciplinary products or project solutions
  • Requirements analysis and flow down
  • Experience with some of the following: link budget analysis, RF Engineer and/or digital design, signal processing, antenna design/simulation, test definition/support for development and product verification
  • Experience of manufacture and test for space advantageous but not essential
Qualifications Knowledge & Skills
  • Good 1st degree in engineering, maths or physics
  • Comfortable working with experts while maintaining ownership of the solution
  • Confident delving into detail as required without being distracted from project objectives
  • Good inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives
  • Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for mathematical modelling
  • Good knowledge of MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, plus MS Project or similar planning tool
Benefits
  • Highly competitive Salary dependent on experience
  • Flexible working policies
  • 32 days annual leave + BH
  • Annual Company Bonus Scheme
  • Up to 8% employer pension contribution
  • Life Assurance (6X salary)
  • Private Health Care
  • Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
  • Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes

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