{"id":2191,"date":"2026-04-03T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theemcnews.co.uk\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=2191"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:32:51","slug":"electronics-engineer-rf-2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/theemcnews.co.uk\/index.php\/job\/electronics-engineer-rf-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronics Engineer (RF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f4521e72 _52cb9c7a _0f4b687f d98653ad db931256 _5ddc9f0f dfbbe1bf\">\n<h2 class=\"c9d8c8f6 fbba1b26 bbb17725 f212399d _53419e92 _43820a1c e29a707d _654321ed e9d12b7c _72b02528 a5c0828b\">About the job<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an Electronics Engineer (RF), you will design and deliver the radio\u2011frequency capability at the heart of our systems. From concept and detailed design through implementation and test, you will develop RF and microwave electronics that enable our platforms to sense, communicate and operate in demanding environments. Your work will take critical hardware from early prototypes into production, supporting air defence systems as they move from the lab to real\u2011world deployment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_7ff73a4f _2670af56\">\n<li>Identify and define the requirements for the architecture of electronic systems in conjunction with the wider engineering team<\/li>\n<li>Select components, perform analyses of RF chains, design distributed and hybrid filters, perform 2.5D and 3D EM simulations, draw schematics, direct (and occasionally engage in) layout activities, perform initial bring-up testing, and define production testing of RF and microwave electronic systems (including PCBs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_7ff73a4f _2670af56\">\n<li>Experience with RF design up to 10GHz (absolute minimum, ideally higher)<\/li>\n<li>Proven experience in distributed filter design and 2.5D \/ 3D EM simulation<\/li>\n<li>Proven experience in RF chain analysis (and ideally frequency planning)<\/li>\n<li>PCB design experience over a significant number of boards<\/li>\n<li>Experience in power supply design for RF circuits<\/li>\n<li>BEng \/ MEng Electrical &amp; Electronic Engineering or related field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications\/Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_7ff73a4f _2670af56\">\n<li>Experience in fast-paced R&amp;D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times<\/li>\n<li>Antenna design experience<\/li>\n<li>MMIC design experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What We Offer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_7ff73a4f _2670af56\">\n<li>Competitive compensation and stock options<\/li>\n<li>Private Medical &amp; Dental<\/li>\n<li>Cycle to work scheme<\/li>\n<li>Lunchtime catering on site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air \u2013 low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them \u2013 at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.<\/p>\n<p>We have immense backing from the world\u2019s best venture funds. We\u2019re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. 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