{"id":4198,"date":"2026-08-18T14:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theemcnews.co.uk\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=4198"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:26:59","slug":"radio-frequency-engineer-sr-stf-e5","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/theemcnews.co.uk\/index.php\/job\/radio-frequency-engineer-sr-stf-e5\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Frequency Engineer Sr Stf &#8211; E5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_517b542e _016e4063 adfb0d51 c8117a70 _5e2a1967 add20be9 _8272f5ca _4208c38f\">\n<h2 class=\"da31f238 _225e05aa d4314295 _153a9ffb _58f1db02 d51f995e _659ef4e5 b962e62f _55060076 db7415a7 _47331899\">About the job<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"da31f238 b2965293 _153a9ffb _58f1db02 _69b10c5e _50983e44 b962e62f _55060076 db7415a7 _47331899 ec6b3f24\"><span class=\"_10120195 d1998694 _1a157c16 _4208c38f\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"expandable-text-box\"><strong>About The Role<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>Be part of a team delivering the next generation of secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence. This work provides resilient, high\u2011performance 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 to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than \u00a3100 million proposed to support high\u2011skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long\u2011term economic growth. Opportunities 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 innovation.<\/p>\n<p>This is your chance to work on mission\u2011critical technology, develop cutting\u2011edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and the nation<\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall design of the RF payload of a satellite. They will develop detailed knowledge of the payload structure and its characteristics and be able to represent all aspects of the payload to the customer as part of our design authority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_7c1c95f4 _0edfc5a0 _4208c38f\">\n<li>Architects and designs Radio Frequency systems and circuitry.<\/li>\n<li>Designs and develops RF circuitry used in high frequency and microwave applications, including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and frequency synthesizers.<\/li>\n<li>Responsible for hardware layout, component evaluation, prototype construction, and test.<\/li>\n<li>Prepares test methods and specifications; analyses and tests RF hardware to verify performance characteristics.<\/li>\n<li>Provides inputs to Product Development for formal documentation and supports manufacturing during the deliverable assembly and test phase.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, develops RF System\/Subsystem Architectures consisting of: antennas, transmitters, receivers, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, RF conversion elements and transmission line equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Performs link analysis and optimization, including effects of propagation medium and possible interference sources.<\/li>\n<li>Develops and allocates RF system and subsystem functional and performance requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies and tracks RF technical performance measurements (TPMs).<\/li>\n<li>Performs RF system\/subsystem\/component trade studies and CAIV analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Supports Life Cycle Costs, reliability, availability, and maintainability analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Develops innovative solutions to a range of complex problems that are consistent with organizational objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Works without direction. 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