Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role:

Saab is expanding in the UK and we are now seeking a talented and highly motivated RF Inspection & Test Technician to support our radar and sensors activities at our Fareham office.

Much of our current work is centred on the G1X radar, which is the newest radar in Saab’s portfolio – a software defined radar with a regular capability update cycle post-delivery, as well as an established production line. As an Inspection & Test Technician you will work in the Production department as part of the Test & Inspection team. Duties will be (but not limited to) inspecting produced items and units and testing units and the G1X Radar. Whilst the role is based in Fareham there may be opportunities for trips to Sweden for training and knowledge transfer.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support Inspection & Test Team Leader by being proactive to achieve production goals
• Ensure any soldering & electrical looming is carried out to a high standard in line with company standards & procedures. Test functionality of produced units & sub-assemblies
• Help & support others with training when possible, by passing on knowledge and skills
• Understand & interpret electrical drawings.
• Follow documented processes & record results
• Carry out any other duties as detailed by the team leader or Production Supervisor. Maintain personal ability in, & appropriate use of, all relevant IT (Information & Technology) & other systems required to adequately perform the role
• Act ethically, with integrity and in the best interest of the business at all times
• Maintain a professional & supportive relationship with team members & other departments in order to deliver business & delivery objectives
• Test radar systems, including conducting thorough inspections & performance evaluations to ensure they meet required specifications
• Troubleshoot radar systems by identifying & resolving technical issues, performing diagnostic tests, & implementing corrective actions
• Liaise with Swedish colleagues to collaborate on projects, share knowledge, and ensure effective communication and coordination across teams

Required Skills:

• Be familiar with use of standard test & measurement equipment used in either a communications, radar or electronic warfare systems environment
• Enjoy working & developing as part of a team
• Cooperation with others but also capable of working individually
• Good technical communication skills
• Computer literate
• Capable of good time management
• Experienced in the use of multi-meters and Oscilloscopes with a knowledge of both analogue & digital systems.
• Good knowledge of electrical & electronic components and principles
• Have 3-5 years of minimum RF experience, with a proven track record of troubleshooting

Desired Skills:

• Capable of inspecting to IPC class 3 standard
• Have a background in inspection, testing & measurement (3-5 years minimum)
• As a person you are positive, social, result oriented & a team player
• Proficiency in documenting procedures, findings, & recommendations
• Capacity to develop creative solutions to unique challenges

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.

About Us Forefront RF is a fabless semiconductor company developing breakthrough RF technology that radically simplifies RF front-end architectures for mobile and connected devices. Our long-term vision is to empower anyone to treat global connectivity as a commodity, effortlessly adding it to any device. We lead through innovation, solving our customers? toughest challenges, enabling them to stay ahead by pushing the boundaries of RF design.

Our Values Our values are the quiet nudge that help us to be our best in every interaction.

• One team: We listen, share, and build solutions together. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work. We support one another, embrace challenges and fun, and celebrate collective success.
• Innovation with intent: We operate at the forefront of technology, building innovative pathways to the future that meets real customer needs.
• Solutions driven: We develop world leading manufacturable products that deliver effortless connectivity.
• Customer focused: We act with integrity, hold ourselves accountable, and are guided by a deep commitment to deliver customer focused solutions.
• Sustainable: We design for longevity and reuse – leveraging globally connected RF technology to extend product lifecycles and reduce waste.

Role Overview We are seeking a skilled RF Test Engineer to join our growing development team in Cambridge, UK.

You will be responsible for providing the development engineers with crucial feedback from hardware measurements to ensure high correlation between design and hardware. Proper documentation and attention to detail are critical, as is an understanding of both simple and complex RF measurements. This role requires a proactive approach to ensuring test setups and measurements are robust, reliable, and well-documented, contributing directly to our goal of delivering high-quality RF modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct RF measurements and evaluate product performance.
• Execute 3GPP-aligned RF measurements (LTE and/or NR), assessing transmitter and receiver performance.
• Develop and maintain robust, repeatable RF test setups for the characterization of RF products.
• Provide feedback to design and systems teams to support integration, optimization, and trade-off decisions.
• Maintain accurate and precise documentation of measurement results and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define measurement requirements and strategies.
• Develop scripts and automation processes for test systems to ensure repeatability and efficiency.
• Ensure testing follows relevant RF standards and best practices, with clear documentation and calibrated equipment
• Participate in design reviews and provide insights based on measurement outcomes. Troubleshoot and resolve any issues arising during testing phases.

Requirements About you: You?re excited by the opportunity to work with breakthrough technologies.

You may thrive in this role if you have some or all of the following:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of RF concepts, including S-parameters, impedance matching, gain, noise figure and linearity.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as network analysers, spectrum analysers, and signal generators.
• Practical exposure to 3GPP-based measurements for cellular systems (LTE and/or NR)
• Proficiency in conducting repeatable RF measurements, developing measurement setups and test automation.
• Ability to understand and interpret schematics and RF system-level diagrams.
• Understanding of RF system behaviour, including gain, noise, linearity, matching, and modulation-dependent effects.
• Experience in scripting or programming for test automation (e.g., Python, MATLAB).
• Hands-on laboratory experience soldering printed circuit boards and discrete electronic components.

People Skills

• Proactive approach to problem-solving with a resilient attitude towards ambiguity.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality output.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pension contributions.
• Company Share Option Scheme.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Weekly company lunches.
• Flexible work hours and remote work options.
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance x 4
• Income protection
• Healthshield Cash plan
• Heka flexible benefits platform

We believe in equal opportunities We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Title: Senior RF Engineer
Date: 25 Mar 2026
Location: United Kingdom, Whiteley, Hampshire, GB

About Us DTC – A Codan Company operates in fast growing markets offering innovative and robust wireless security products, leading-edge IP centric network devices, and C4I application software solutions, along with high performance wireless broadcast systems for all industries.

Our passion for innovation keeps us one step ahead in the rapidly changing and increasingly challenging environments within which we perform, whether on the battlefield, in the streets of our cities, or at the world’s largest sporting events.

High performance IP Video, communications, and broadcast systems enable our customers to securely monitor, control, communicate, and share information with confidence in complex environments and in the most demanding situations.

What will you be doing? We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and self-motivated individual to join our Hardware Engineering team at DTC in Hampshire.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in board-level and system-level RF electronics design.

You will be responsible for RF system and hardware designs from initial concept through requirements definition, architecture definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, qualification testing, manufacturing, and in life support.

Hardware design tasks will include block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and design test.

DTC RF Engineers work on Transmitters, Power Amplifiers, Receivers, LNA, Filters, Software Defined Radios and Down converters.

If you enjoy component level RF design and are passionate about developing leading edge RF solutions, we would like to hear from you.

This role requires candidates to undergo Security Screening to ‘SC’ level.

Successful candidates will require

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Electronics or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of industry experience in design and analysis of RF electronics and systems.
• Proficient in RF fundamentals: impedance matching, Smith charts, passive RLC, filter design, linearity, harmonics, noise figure analysis etc.
• Proficient in professional simulation tools such as AWR, as well as EDA tools such as PADS.
• Extensive hands-on experience with lab instruments such as network analysers, spectrum analysers, signal generators and oscilloscopes.
• Proven experience of design, simulation, prototyping, and testing of baseband, IF, and RF circuits
• Expertise in schematic capture and PCB layout for multilayer RF designs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience In The Following Areas Would Be Highly Advantageous

• Receivers, Transmitters, Synthesizers, VCOs, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, mixers and filters
• Radio propagation, transceiver architecture, modulation schemes, antenna theory and radio/EMC compliance
• Digital Signal Processing

Benefits And Culture Our culture is supportive and collaborative. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where we share our ideas and innovation is strongly encouraged. We are looking for someone with genuine passion for the job and a “can-do” attitude. Our staff receive:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays
• A generous pension plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Income protection
• Flexible core working hours
• Onsite subsidised cafe
• A personal approach to training and development

Enjoy working as part of a global organisation with teams in Whiteley, Hampshire; USA; Denmark, Singapore; Dubai and Australia.

DTC is committed to promoting a culture that supports personal development and embraces a diverse mix of employees throughout all levels of the organisation.

Interested in a career with us? Simply click on APPLY and we’ll be in contact shortly

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At Roke

Roke imagines a more secure world. A world where technology protects, rather than exposes. A world where expert engineers, consultants and business support staff collaborate to protect what matters most to our clients.

We are a friendly and flexible team with a culture of ‘time, trust and freedom’. We pride ourselves on listening to each other’s aspirations and accommodating wherever possible.

The Opportunity

Roke is a leader in cutting-edge technology solutions for the defence industry with clients spanning National Security, Defence, and wider. We work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

Your projects will be diverse – working with varying clients, across a number of sectors, using a range of skills. Consequently, we are looking for individuals able to work flexibly across projects in different domains. You might apply your skills to rapidly prototype new approaches and solutions. Equally, you may apply them to complement or advance existing solutions.

You will be part of a stimulating, collaborative and driven team that offers you autonomy, challenge, and strong sense of purpose. Depending on the project, there will be opportunities to demonstrate technology to customers and support customer test and acceptance. We seek a passionate RF Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. You’ll contribute to cutting-edge electronics for defence and electromagnetic warfare systems. This role combines hands-on design with project leadership.

Why We Want You

As an RF Design Engineer at Roke, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge RF electronics for defence and electromagnetic warfare applications. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects that make a significant impact on defence and national security.

You will:

• Design, simulate, and implement RF and analogue electronic circuits and systems for defence-related projects (in domains such as electromagnetic warfare, positioning and timing, and survivability) with cutting-edge solutions
• Conduct hands-on integration, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of RF and analogue electronic circuits, systems and components, to optimize their performance (e.g., impedance, VSWR, wideband operation)
• Participate in design reviews and provide valuable technical input to enhance project outcomes.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and reports with highest quality (e.g., design specifications, test plans, and results for compliance evidence) with a focus on RF and analogue electronic circuits and systems.
• Provide technical support to the Technical Lead (e.g., risk management, input to customer meetings).
• Provide mentoring and feedback to junior engineers, in support of the team’s professional growth.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, within and outside the project team.
• Comply with Roke policies effectively.
• Comply with Roke design and development processes.
• Possess excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Key responsibilities:

Desired Technical Leadership qualities:

• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Foster the use of industry standards and best practices and safety standards, to ensure compliance, in a collaborative agile delivery.
• Identify and collaborate with all stakeholders.
• Engage with other technical experts.
• Provide guidance to colleagues and stakeholders
• Able to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Project & Agile Methodology:

• Undertake engineering design and development activities on time, on budget and in quality.
• Provide timely and accurate estimates of effort to completion, assessing complexity, and identifying risks.
• Support the definition of, and meeting of, project goals
• Work closely with Project Managers, Design Authorities, Systems Engineers, and other stakeholders to translate project requirements into actionable tasks.

Collaboration & Process Improvement:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Foster a positive and productive work environment
• Identify opportunities for improving engineering processes and practices.
• Implement best practices and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the development.
• Continually review the process by identifying bottlenecks and proposing improvements.

Desirable knowledge:

• Excellent skills in using Microwave Office
• Excellent skills in using Altium
• Design at frequencies from LF up to X Band
• Design of Low Noise Amplifiers
• Design of receivers
• Working with high-power amplifiers
• Performing Radiation Hazard Analysis
• Preparing Level Plans
• Knowledge of the defence business domain

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, or equivalent qualification in the relevant field
• Experience in RF design engineering
• Experience in development and use of RF performance models (e.g., Microwave Office) and PCB circuit layout design (e.g., Altium)
• Experience in designing solutions with very low SWaP-C (Size, Weight and Power, and Cost)
• Experience in RF design for harsh environments (EMC, vibration, thermal)Experience of overseeing the transition of development hardware into production, including environmental testing, qualification testing and design certification
• Experience working with spectrum analysers, vector analysers, power meters, signal generators, filters, switches, receivers, and power supplies

Why You Should Join Us

We have a competitive salary and access to a number of additional flexible benefits, which will cover Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection and Life, Leisure and Entertainment.

Roke has a great community of groups with shared interests. These enable people to share ideas and be passionate about tools, technologies and techniques, which interest them.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive and support a diverse workforce and those with additional needs.

Security Information

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance and then DV clearance. To qualify, the candidate should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC and 10 years for DV.

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

Your role Capgemini Engineering is looking for RF engineer who will be able to derive detailed RF Test System requirements from a detailed equipment specification. Also supports the production of the test solution documentation and formal reviews with Projects.

The ideal candidate will have had experience in designing RF (L band and above) Test Systems and have extensive knowledge of the following:-

• System Design
• Microwave Test Hardware (Network Analysers and Spectrum Analysers in particular)
• Microwave theory
• Software
• System Build & Integration
• Validation

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Design, Integration, Validation and Documentation of RF Test Systems solutions; this role shall include all efforts required to deliver the test & control solution, including all hardware aspects where applicable and coordination of these disciplines where appropriate.
• Ensures that the developed solution is developed and produced within the relevant issued quality processes.
• Liaise with Project Responsible Engineer to achieve successful project milestone reviews with associated document inputs.
• Responsible for maintaining the solution and for providing support through the project operations phase (with the support of the Test Operations organisation).
• To provide responses/advice with respect to test hardware related occurrence reports and non-conformance raised.
• Supports the weekly and monthly reporting to the project team and to the department management team.
• Reporting to both Project management and the RF Test Systems Team Lead

Your profile

• HND in Electronic Engineering with relevant similar industry experience.
• Graduate in Electrical / RF Engineering; Aerospace; Electrical manufacture and design.
• Good analytical skills and methodical approach to problem resolution and investigations.
• Good communication and team working skills.
• Able to present technical data to peers and project managers in a coherent manner
• Able to negotiate with multi team

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we stillencourage you to apply, your unique experience could be just what we need.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• Well-being hub and different wellbeing initiatives
• Possibility to work up to 45 days per year from abroad.
• Open access to digital learning platforms
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemin.

Capgemini Is Proud To Be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) Under The UK Government’s Disability Confident Scheme. As Part Of Our Commitment To Inclusive Recruitment, We Will Offer An Interview To All Candidates Who

Declare they have a disability, and

Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security ClearanceOR Developed Vetting.
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusivefuture is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We havebuilt a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.

Bolton We have a fantastic opportunity for an RF Design engineer to work on the research, design and testing of cutting-edge radio-frequency technology for integration into our complex weapons systems. Job Title: RF Designer

Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working – such as being onsite when necessary to work with people and collaborate, then working from home and around family commitments to be your most efficient. Typically for this role you will work 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification. In addition, this role could be full time or part time in order to meet your needs. We are flexible and accommodating.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.

The opportunity: We’re looking for an RF Design engineer with proven practical design experience for cutting edge defence products. You’ll be working on the research, design and testing of cutting-edge radio-frequency technology for integration into our complex weapons systems, with a focus on utilising your hands on experience to carry out modifications or rapid prototypes where required.

We need a team player who can use their initiative and has a real passion for electronic engineering. The role would ideally suit someone who is comfortable carrying out hands on testing and modifications to boards while having a strong background in RF design.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Proven practical RF (component level) design and testing of RF circuits across a wide frequency range ( eg, 30MHz to 30GHz, including LNA Amplifier, High Power Amplifier, filter, local oscillator, synthesiser, modulator design etc)
• RF design experience for harsh environments (EMC, vibration, thermal)
• Ability to perform design proving tests and trials in the onsite laboratory
• Excellent practical skills including soldering, fault finding and the use of RF test equipment including Spectrum Analysers, Power Meters & VNAs
• Good knowledge of digital, analogue and power supply design
• Experience using RF design tools ( eg Microwave Office), including layout.
• Fully conversant with manufacturing techniques and capabilities, including design for manufacture and test.
• Strong communicator with excellent presentation and report writing skills and the ability to communicate clearly any problems, solutions or results to the team and customer.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Welcome to AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.

Zephyr’s persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth observation.

AALTO operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock Stratospace.

Job Purpose We are seeking an RF Avionics Engineer to work with us at our design and production site in Farnborough. Here you would be working in a small team developing RF and datalink avionics modules utilised on our high-altitude Zephyr aircraft and the supporting ground systems.

Responsibilities

• Executing full lifecycle analogue and digital circuit design for harsh thermal and radiation environments
• Performing schematic capture and PCB layout
• Managing and supporting the design and development of datalinks (Satcom, GNSS)
• Coordinating unit testing of avionics modules from component to systems level, defining test parameters and creating test specifications
• Managing non-conformances throughout the design lifecycle
• Capturing lessons learnt and identifying improvements to designs and processes
• Tracking design changes through a formal change process

Experience And Qualifications

• Experience of analogue and digital electronic circuit design principles
• Experience of RF systems (link budgets, antennas, transmitters/receivers etc.)
• Able to take a unit design from requirements through detailed design and system trade-offs to prototyping and batch production, testing and system integration
• Able to perform trade-off analyses of candidate solutions to best meet system requirements
• Use of electronic CAD packages (schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation etc.)
• Experience of electronic component selection in accordance with requirements

Desirable

• Experience working in the aerospace and/or UAS industry
• Working knowledge of aerospace hardware standards DO-160, Mil-Std 810, Def-Stan 59-411 or equivalent aerospace and/or defence standards
• Working knowledge of aerospace certification standards ARP4754, ARP4761
• Experience of working with PLM and or ERP tools

In Addition To Salary, We Offer

• Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.
• Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.
• Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.
• Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.
• We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.
• Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, because you deserve a treat!

At AALTO, we take pride in building and offering an exceptional work environment that values your well-being and rewards your dedication. We believe in recognising your hard work and commitment, which is why we provide a fantastic bonus scheme that rewards your contributions. Additionally, we understand the importance of financial security and support your future with a competitive pension plan. When you join us, you become part of a workplace that not only encourages your professional growth but also cares about your personal fulfilment and financial stability.

AALTO is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Introduction We are looking for a Senior RF Electronics Engineer to join our world class multidisciplinary team to help solve complex technical challenges across a broad range of industries.

The role At Cambridge Consultants we help our clients develop breakthrough technology across a broad range of industries including Energy and Industrial, Defence and Security, Consumer, Telecoms, Healthcare and Biotechnology, among various others.

As a Senior Electronics Engineer with an RF focus you will work with our multi-disciplinary project teams to own and solve the electronics aspects of complex technical challenges for a variety of clients within these industries, from start-ups to established multinational organizations and government entities.

You will initially establish yourself as a safe pair of hands delivering electronics designs. While some of your work will involve general-purpose electronics design, you will also be a key specialist for RF design projects.

We will provide the time and support needed to acquire additional specialist skills, such as antenna design, the use of tools such as CST or HFSS, Microwave Office, Keysight ADS, design-for, testing and debugging of EMC, and the use of our Altium PCB design tools alongside our dedicated ECAD specialists.

We are keen to support the development of our employees, and as such offer an extensive inhouse training program. As you advance within the organisation there will be plenty of opportunities for you to develop your technical skills and specialism, take on more leadership responsibilities and/or focus more on supporting the development of sales opportunities.

What will you be doing? Some interesting high-speed electronics challenges that we’ve previously solved include:

• Overcoming smart meter challenges for the last 5% by developing a custom ZigBee to Long-Range Radio Bridge
• Design of a low-power, high-performance smart wearable for Accesso integrating multiple radios
• Developing a novel air-interface and bespoke communication systems for the Ocado Smart Platform controlling hundreds of robots in grocery distribution centres
• Developing the Iridium Extreme satellite phone, the first truly-global ‘push-to-talk’ mobile communications system
• Next-generation Explosive Ordnance Disposal for the British Army

Every project we do is different – we are always innovating rather than iterating, so each new project will be a brand-new challenge.

You will also have access to our extensive in-house facilities. Should you attend a face-to-face interview, we’ll provide a tour of our labs which support hardware development engineering during your visit. These include:

• Prototype PCB manufacturing facilities, including SMT pick-and-place, vapour-phase reflow and x-ray inspection
• EMC emissions test facility
• 5GHz 360° antenna test facility

What can you bring? We are looking for someone with prior commercial work experience, but beyond that we can tailor the exact offer based on the amount of experience and capability demonstrated through our interview process.

This is a client-facing role, so you will need to demonstrate great communications skills and a genuine passion for engineering!

The essential technical requirements are:

• Strong academic background with an electronics-related undergraduate degree
• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of electronic circuit design
• Specialist RF electronics design experience, such as RF LNAs, RF Power Amplifiers and associated circuits
• Experience of low-noise DC switched-mode power-supply (SMPS) design
• Hands on lab experience owning the structured bring-up and test of your board designs using test equipment such as vector network analysers (VNAs), spectrum analysers and signal generators.

Due to the nature of some of our key projects, you must be eligible for UK security clearance to be considered for this role.

Company Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd

Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary Job Overview – Dept Description and Job Duties A senior staff engineer in the RFA Design team based in Cambridge. The successful candidate will be responsible for the definition, modelling and verification of the radio system, sub-system & cell-level specifications for radio transceivers and for providing the necessary documentation to support the above.

Job Duties

• Responsible for architecture development and specifications for the radio, sub-systems and cell level designs. Responsible for maintaining specifications and Matlab models as designs progress. This involves working closely with the analogue circuit designers through the complete design flow and verification to ensure system level specifications are met.
• Focused on initial bring-up and debugging of radio macros for transmit, receive and frequency generation (LO).
• Developing and testing radio calibration, control and BIST algorithms.
• Interfacing to the Firmware/Software teams on radio control and calibration issues.
• Longer term duties include: Advancing radio architecture designs to meet future business defined requirements. This is with particular emphasis on maximizing radio performance while retaining low power dissipation to conserve battery life in mobile platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Preferred Experience

• 8yrs + Industrial experience in radio transceiver system design for single chip integrated solutions.
• Must have good understanding of radio transceiver architectures, key performance requirements, RF interfaces to antennas and external RF components, impedance matching, S-parameters and the use of Smith charts.
• Must have experience in Matlab model development and simulation. Experience with using Simulink to model and simulate systems and sub-systems is also required.
• Must be able to prepare, present and document work undertaken in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience with Python and embedded C scripting & System Verilog coding is preferred.
• Lab based RF measurement and silicon validation background
• Experience using SVAMS Models is also advantageous
• A reasonable understanding of digital architectures, implementation and RTL language code is beneficial but not essential.

What’s On Offer Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Enhanced Maternity Leave
• Enhanced Paternity Leave
• Menopause Support
• Education Assistance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Voluntary Health Checks
• Global Wellbeing Days
• Subsidised gym membership
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

Excited about this role, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria? We would still like to hear from you and would welcome your application. Keywords Radio systems, radio frequency, matching networks, smith charts, Matlab, Simulink, Python, WLAN, BT

• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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