ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

As an RF test Engineer (Space) you will join our team in Portsmouth to support our activities within the Aerospace sector.

You will be responsible for performing RF and low voltage DC testing on satellite systems, ensuring designs meet strict technical, safety, and performance requirements. The role involves working on-site across AM/PM shifts, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting EMC testing and validation activities.

• Location: Portsmouth
• On Site: Full time
• Clearance: SC clearable
• Experience Level: Mid level

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform RF and low voltage DC testing on aerospace systems
• Support EMC testing and validation activities as required
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure test results meet project specifications
• Record, analyse, and report RF test results accurately
• Follow safety protocols and standard operating procedures across all shifts

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Experience in RF testing and low voltage DC testing
• Background in aerospace or space industry is essential
• Understanding of EMC principles and RF measurement techniques
• Ability to work effectively across AM/PM shifts and on-site full time

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent military experience
• Proven experience in RF test environments, ideally within aerospace or space
• Familiarity with test procedures, instrumentation, and RF measurement techniques

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with EMC troubleshooting and validation
• Knowledge of aerospace safety and regulatory standards
• Ability to interpret schematics, RF diagrams, and test documentation

Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Renishaw has a new EMC laboratory and is seeking an experienced EMC test engineer to conduct and support testing of its range of Industrial Metrology and manufacturing products.

This role requires an experienced EMC engineer who is looking for an exciting and varied role that includes the challenge of ensuring Renishaw’s products remain compliant with global EMC requirements.

The role reports to the EMC Lab Manager and requires the role holder to maintain and develop their EMC knowledge as a subject matter expert, providing guidance on EMC matters to product development teams for Renishaw’s products.

Key responsibilities

• Manage testing including operation of test equipment and ensuring calibration in accordance with Regulatory Standards and Renishaw’s quality management system.
• Conduct emissions and immunity testing in accordance with applicable requirements and to train others to do this where needed.
• Maintain knowledge of technical requirements and assist the EMC Lab Manager in providing technical leadership for the EMC lab and the company.
• Support Renishaw’s design teams during product development phases, providing EMC design guidance, helping identify causes of noncompliance and proposing implementable, practical and efficient solutions.
• Check technical records, perform data analysis, review, and prepare laboratory reports.
• Create client deliverables in the form of test reports, and certification reports.
• Assist the Lab Manager with routine lab operation, maintenance, calibration, qualification, and troubleshooting of EMC laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Support the EMC Lab Manager in managing operations within the EMC development testing lab.
• Assist the EMC Lab Manager to develop, draft, review, and validate test methods, laboratory procedures, and other department-level operating procedures and quality documents.
• Take part in investigation of, response to, and follow-up of customer inquiries and complaints.
• Control of test samples including their logging, pre-treatment, preparation, testing, and other associated tasks.
• Conduct multiple projects within tight deadlines.
• Collaborate and interface with clients, taking and acting on feedback.
• Maintain awareness of best practice.
• Adhere to internal standards, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required.
• Represent Renishaw at EMCTLA and other for technical forums.
• Assist EMC Lab Manager to manage the EMC Lab calendar and workload.

Key requirements

• Ideally educated to HND level or higher in an Engineering related discipline
• Deep understanding and experience in EMC testing
• Awareness and understanding of current best practice in testing and reporting against EN/IEC/FCC/ICES/ANSI and other standards, including those relating to at least one of the following: Machinery, Medical Devices, Household Appliances products and ITE.
• Experience of Radio testing would be desirable but is not essential.
• An interest, or previous experience in implementing or adopting new technologies to enable EMC testing and reporting outputs to be efficiently delivered is highly desirable.

This Opportunity is on the Island of Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean)

Engineer or technician with antenna and outside plant experience in varied types of antenna systems with emphasis on antenna maintenance, installation, testing and documentation of results.

Must accompany Contractor personnel when working in certain areas (such as limited access or secured areas) within the R-Site and T-Site.

Requirements

Successfully complete before or within six months of assignment (at Contractor’s expense) “Basic Corrosion,” a five day course of instruction sponsored by the NACE International Institute or equivalent training or technical expertise in corrosion control methods and procedures.

Active Clearances required: Must have an Active SECRET US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Secret Clearance.

Other Responsibilities

Safety – Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality – Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance – Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

Title: Senior RF Engineer
Date: 15 Jan 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

#IND2

As an RF Test Engineer at Spire, you’ll be at the cutting edge of transforming satellite designs into production-ready builds. Your work will directly improve RF product quality, streamline manufacturing flow, and ensure seamless transitions from complex engineering concepts to scalable, high-reliability production.

You’ll define the standards, calibration practices, and test processes that underpin consistent RF performance, while maintaining the infrastructure and equipment that enable repeatable results. This is a unique opportunity to shape how advanced RF systems are built and tested, driving performance and quality from the ground up.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the transition of RF designs into production by developing and validating repeatable manufacturing and test processes.
• Own calibration, readiness, and maintenance of all RF test equipment, including VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and anechoic chambers, ensuring measurement integrity and compliance.
• Develop and review detailed work instructions, translating complex RF engineering requirements into clear technician-level procedures.
• Feed manufacturability, testability, and process improvement recommendations back to design teams, ensuring updates are reflected in production documentation.
• Participate in build readiness reviews, ensuring documentation maturity, and tooling/test equipment readiness.
• Collaborate with quality assurance to ensure processes meet performance and reliability requirements, and incorporate lessons learned into continuous improvement.
• Provide early training and guidance to production teams, ensuring key RF considerations and care points are well understood ahead of builds.

Key Skills:

• Strong knowledge of RF fundamentals with hands-on experience using VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and other RF test equipment.
• Experience developing, documenting, and optimizing manufacturing and test processes.
• Proven ability to manage calibration programs and maintain quality standards for RF equipment and facilities.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills across engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with antenna measurements, anechoic chamber testing, and over-the-air validation.
• Familiarity with automated test scripting and data analysis (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB).
• Exposure to Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles and ability to influence design decisions.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving engineering environment.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying.

Global Perks

🛰️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
🚀 Launch Attendance
🌴 Generous Time Off Policy
🎓 Education Assistance Program
🥰 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
👣 Family Leave
💪 Fitness Reimbursement
🧡 Employee Referral Program
🍉 Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.

Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.

Please take a moment to review Spire’s Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors, as well as Spire’s Privacy Policy.

Kindly be advised that communication regarding your application may come from @spire.com, @recruiting.spire.com, or from Candidate.fyi (our scheduling tool).

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne Microwave UK (a business unit of Teledyne Aerospace & Defence Electronics UK) provide enabling technologies for industrial growth markets. We have evolved from a company that was primarily focused on aerospace and defence, to one that serves multiple markets that require advanced technology and high reliability.

Here at Teledyne Microwave UK, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world safer, more secure and better connected. We are a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of radio frequency (RF) technology. With unrivalled RF & microwave application knowledge we have experience of creating innovative solutions for the most challenging applications.

What You’ll Be Involved In

Teledyne Microwave UK have an exciting opportunity for either:

• an experienced RF Engineer or
• an experienced Engineer in an electronics design field willing to train as an RF Engineer

This key individual will join their Engineering Team to design RF Circuits and Systems. Teledyne design and build leading edge RF technology from simple amplitude measurement and LNAs through to complete systems ranging from 500MHz to 40GHz. You will be responsible for the design of custom RF components and systems as part of a multi-disciplinary team from concept through to production transfer. You will also drive research into new enabling technologies for the Teledyne Microwave UK Roadmap which you will help to shape.

Duties Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Perform detailed design and development of many types of RF Components, Systems and Multi-function Assemblies. This may include;
• Systems
• Converters
• Transceivers
• Frequency measurement systems
• VCOs and synthesizers
• Detector Log Video Amplifiers
• Limiters and Switches
• Low Noise Amplifiers
• Technical input to other disciplines to enable the complete project.
• Work with Sales & Marketing to support customer visits and provide product expertise.
• Undertake technical definition & detailed planning of specific product development projects in conjunction with the Project team throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure that the product requirement is completely captured and planned as a series of engineering tasks.
• Be responsible for the achievement of the requirements, including cost objectives, of each product development project as detailed within the Customer order documents.
• Maintain visibility of the design approach and ensure, through review, that the implemented design will meet the product requirement.
• To facilitate and encourage appropriate technical discussion and broad communication of new ideas.

What We’re Looking For In You

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• An accomplished Electronics Design Engineer with a strong background in physics, mathematics or similar, ideally with a solid understanding of RF circuit design.
• Understanding of mechanical design achieved through development work and transferring products to production stage.
• Experience of working on and leading engineering projects.
• Familiarity with RF design techniques and tools such as the 3D EM simulation software CST or HFSS etc.
• Experience with other higher frequency electronic circuit design tools, Microwave Office, ADS.
• Knowledge of good engineering processes and practices.
• Good communication skills – able to understand and report tasks, risks, etc.
• Presentation skills – able to prepare professional technical reports and presentations to customers, suppliers and within Teledyne.
• Team working – both with peers and support staff.
• The successful candidate must be security clearable up to SC level.

We Offer a Range Of Benefits That Include

• Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Vehicle car scheme
• Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
• Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing
• Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers
• Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
• Company sick pay
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity
• Local discounts and offers (e.g. gyms)

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

RF Systems Architect

Location: Cambridge, UK

Team: CTO Office

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

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 and enabling them to stay ahead by pushing the boundaries of RF design.

This role will offer you a unique opportunity to contribute to shaping our company’s future and disrupting the current marketplace.

Our Values:

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

• One team: We are one team. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work – we listen, share, and build solutions together. We support one another, embrace challenges and fun, and celebrate collective success. Together with our stakeholders, we turn collaboration into outcomes that matter.
• Innovation with intent: We operate at the forefront of technology, building innovative pathways to the future that meets real customer needs.
• Solutions driven: We deliver effortless connectivity through innovative, manufacturable designs that solve real world challenges.
• Customer focused: We act with integrity and hold ourselves accountable to deliver customer focused solutions. All decisions we make are guided by a deep commitment to meeting our customers’ expectations.
• Sustainable: We make responsible choices in design, supply chain, and operations.
• We simplify where possible, reducing waste, and contributing to a more efficient and sustainable RF ecosystem.

Role Overview:

As we move from core technology development toward customer qualification and productisation, system-level architectural clarity has become critical. We are therefore expanding the CTO team with a RF Systems Architect who will play a central role in aligning RF design, algorithms, software, and test into a coherent, validated system architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

System Architecture & Technical Coherence:

• Own the end-to-end RF system architecture, from RFIC blocks and tuning through control, software interfaces, calibration, and test.
• Translate product and technical specification requirements (e.g. 3GPP) into clear system and sub-block specs, making design choices that support buildability, test, and reuse.
• Define and execute system analyses and feasibility studies aligned with Forefront RF’s technology roadmap.

Cross-Disciplinary Integration:

• Act as the technical bridge between RF design, algorithm development, embedded software, and test teams.
• Clarify ownership and interfaces, and ensure assumptions made in one area are understood and verifiable in others.

Validation Strategy & Correlation:

• Define how the system is validated, including simulation coverage, measurement plans, and coverage of key corner cases.
• Lead review and resolution of gaps between simulated and measured system performance.

Technical Risk Identification & Reduction:

• Proactively identify system-level risks and trade-offs, and drive alignment on mitigation plans.
• Support the CTO with a clear view of architectural uncertainties that affect schedule, yield, or customer performance.

Support to Productization & Customer Readiness:

• Ensure the system architecture supports customer use cases and integration needs.
• Contribute to customer-facing technical material and support system-level technical discussions with customers & partners.

Technical Leadership & Culture:

• Set the standard for clear, system-level engineering thinking and decision making.
• Promote structured technical reviews, clear documentation, and evidence-based decision making.

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:

Technical Skills:

• Strong background in RF systems, RFICs, or RF module development in a commercial product environment.
• Proven experience working across multiple disciplines: RF design, algorithms, embedded software, and validation/test.
• Demonstrated ability to reason at system level, balancing performance, complexity, risk, and manufacturability.
• Experience defining system architectures, performance budgets, and RF specifications.
• Hands-on understanding of RF measurements, hardware/system debugging, and real-world non-idealities.

People Skills:

• Excellent system-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly across disciplines.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and driving constructive technical debate.
• High sense of ownership for technical correctness and system integrity.
• Pragmatic mindset: focused on what can be built, tested, and delivered.

Nice to have:

• Experience with mobile RF front-ends and relevant standards (e.g. 3GPP, MIPI).
• Exposure to NPI, manufacturing, or production test considerations.
• Prior experience in a fabless semiconductor or start-up environment.

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.

About Us

AntennaCo is the world’s first truly neutral partner for satellite ground infrastructure. Redefining global connectivity, we are rapidly emerging as the leading independent ground station-as-a-service provider worldwide.

What We Do:

We operate a globally distributed network of strategically located ground stations, delivering unmatched access and coverage. Purpose-built for large-scale operations, our infrastructure ensures stable, secure, and easily accessible performance.

Our Mission:

We eliminate operational complexity and unpredictability by providing world-class, operator-neutral infrastructure — empowering satellite operators to focus on scaling their businesses and driving industry innovation.

Why Choose Us:

• True Neutrality: Fully independent from satellite operators
• Scalability: Built to support large-scale, high-demand operations
• Global Reach: Strategic site locations for maximum accessibility
• Reliability: Secure, consistent, high-performance connectivity

AntennaCo is grounded in expertise — and built for scale.

Who You Are:

You’re agile and love rolling up your sleeves. You read, learn, examine, and are full of ideas. You’re sparked by a fast pace and new challenges. You want to make a real difference in the world by revolutionizing technology in Space.

Job Overview:

The Antenna Field Lead will be responsible for leading and supporting a team of Field Engineers that support operation, troubleshooting and diagnosis of field-related trouble calls, and issues associated with earth station and satellite network systems. The position requires a system-level understanding of the principles of satellite RF communications including Ku-Band and Ka plus familiarity with the following equipment is desirable: LEO tracking antennas, Antenna Control Units (ACU)s, transmitters, antennas, antenna controls, motors, resolvers, LNAs, encoders, 3-phase power, signal routing, fiber optics. The position also requires basic knowledge of network communications. The candidate will need the ability to read schematic, technical documents and wiring diagrams.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead a team of field engineers and provide technical oversight, and scheduling of field resources to support and sustain a global network of LEO teleports

• Test, troubleshooting, commissioning and continuing support of Satellite Network Portals (SNP) build out and operation.

• Support of installation, commissioning, and integration with OneWeb Partners

• Knowledge of rack integration, cable fabrication, cable terminations and interconnect wiring diagrams

• Optimizing earth station antennas performing antenna patterns, G/T, and overall functionality

• Ability to configure and test IP based network equipment and peripherals.

What it Takes:

• Minimum 3 years of prior related experience in a lead or supervisory role with a focus on Antennas. Experience with LEO tracking antennas a bonus.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

• Must be willing to travel Domestic and International 50%

• Self-starting and highly motivated

• Excellent people skills; collaboration in a multi-disciplinary and diverse dynamic team environment

• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)

Where You’ll Be: London or Paris or US

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: SC

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK & Europe

LOCATION: Portsmouth

TYPE: Full time

At Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth, we’re shaping the future of communications and space technology. Our RF test organisation (as a key part of the wider AIT – Assembly, Integration and Test team) ensures that every payload we deliver performs flawlessly in orbit – and we’re now looking for an experienced and inspiring Head of RF Test to lead this critical capability.

In this key leadership role, you’ll oversee all RF testing activities across multiple space programmes, including RF preparation tasks for telecoms payloads testing and ensuring that test systems solutions are developed on time, on cost & on quality (including Product Regulatory Compliance, where appropriate). You’ll lead a team of skilled engineers, driving operational performance, technical excellence and continuous improvement in one of Europe’s most advanced RF test environments.

You’ll define the vision and strategy for RF test, ensuring safe, efficient and on-time delivery of complex test campaigns. Working closely with Engineering, Quality and Programme teams you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our spacecraft meet the highest standards of performance and reliability.

About You

We’re looking for a proactive and collaborative leader who combines deep technical knowledge with strong people and operational management skills:

• Experience in RF testing within aerospace, defence or high-reliability communication systems
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage complex operational environments
• Understanding of RF test principles, measurement systems and payload performance validation
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Electronic or Communications Engineering
• Experience of regulatory compliance requirements

What’s In It For You

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working (aligned with business / role needs), up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy holiday
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight ( #ZEROe ) to cleaning up space , sustainability is at the heart of our purpose . So what’s your next change?

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

Apply today and help us make it fly!

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Manufacturing Engineering

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

#YESPOST