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About the job<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Senior RF Systems Engineer \u2013 Ground Segment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Havant, Hampshire, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a372,000 – \u00a390,000 Plus Competitive Benefits + Bonus<\/strong><\/p>\n

37.5 hours per week + 4 day work week option.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world’s most complex challenges<\/p>\n

.
\nOur people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to wor<\/p>\n

k.
\nWith our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agili<\/p>\n

ty.
\nOur flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of w<\/p>\n

ork.
\nAt Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the embodiment of corporate responsibi<\/p>\n

lity.
\nLockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business areas within Lockheed Martin. LMUK Space is at the forefront of Lockheed Martin\u2019s International growth strategy including building exquisite satellites for a broad array of missions, ground station mission planning and command & control software products deployed to a diverse customer base as well as key capabilities in AI and space exploration and all underpinned by key strategic collaborations with universities in t<\/p>\n

he UK.
\nWe not only deliver on current requirements, Lockheed Martin are always focused on the future requirements of this exciting and growing space domain which is a key enabler to our daily lives and future safety and se<\/p>\n

curity.
\nBe part of a team delivering the next generation of secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of<\/p>\n

Defence.
\nThis work provides resilient, high performance connectivity for the UK, its allies and Defence personnel worldwide, playing a critical role in protecting national security as space becomes more contested and demand for secure data continues<\/p>\n

to grow.
\nJoining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than \u00a3100 million proposed to support high skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long term econom<\/p>\n

ic growth.
\nOpportunities include potential satellite manufacturing in County Durham and collaboration with NESST \u2013 the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University \u2013 helping to build a strong pipeline of talent, learning and<\/p>\n

innovation.
\nThis is your chance to work on mission critical technology, develop cutting-edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and<\/p>\n

the nati<\/strong><\/p>\n

on.
\nThe Role:
\nThis is an opportunity to work on advanced RF systems at the heart of mission-critical Ground Segment capabilities supporting defence and aerospa<\/p>\n

ce programmes.
\nThe role offers exposure to the full RF system lifecycle, developing high-performance solutions designed to operate in complex and demandin<\/p>\n

g environments.
\nYou will join a highly skilled engineering team delivering cutting-edge RF architectures and contributing directly to the performance, resilience, and evolution of next-gen<\/p>\n

eration systems.
\nThe position involves the design and development of RF circuitry for high-frequency and microwave applications, including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and freque<\/p>\n

ncy synthesizers.
\nResponsibilities include RF hardware design and layout, component selection and evaluation, prototype development, and RF testing to verify performance aga<\/p>\n

inst requirements.
\nThe role also supports manufacturing during build, integration, and test activities, and contributes to formal techn<\/p>\n

ical documentation.
\nIn addition, the role focuses on the development of RF system and subsystem architectures, including antennas, transmitters, receivers, low-noise amplifiers, high-power amplifiers, RF conversion elements, and transm<\/p>\n

ission line systems.
\nIt includes performing link analysis and optimisation, considering propagation effects and potential interference sources, as well as defining and allocating RF<\/p>\n

system requirements.
\nFurther responsibilities include identifying and tracking RF technical performance measures (TPMs), conducting system and subsystem trade studies, and sup<\/p>\n

porting CAIV analysis.
\nThe role also contributes to lifecycle considerations, including cost, reliability, availability, maintainability, and overal<\/p>\n

l system effecti<\/strong><\/p>\n