Senior RF Engineer

Overview

As a Senior RF Engineer, you will design, analyse, test and verify RF systems for high‑impact defence and security applications. You will work across RF circuit modelling, antenna selection, SDR development and RF test, contributing to deployable RF technologies and field support. The role offers hands-on lab work, simulation, and tool development to enable robust RF solutions. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve complex integration challenges and drive system-level excellence. This is a mission‑focused opportunity to shape RF capabilities in demanding environments.

Pay / Benefits

• bonus
• benefits

Responsibilities

• Design, analysis, testing and verification of RF systems across defence and security applications
• RF circuit modelling and antenna selection/characterisation
• RF test and measurement using spectrum analysers, VNAs, and vector signal analysers
• SDR development and deployable RF technology development
• Vulnerability analysis and support for field trials or specialist tool development for RF system analysis
• Hands-on lab work, simulation, and system development as required by background
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical insight for programme deliveries

Key requirements

• Experience in RF communications, RF circuit design or modelling, and antenna selection or characterisation
• RF test and measurement proficiency with spectrum analysers, VNAs or vector signal analysers
• Experience with SDRs, GNU Radio, OpenCPI, Python, C/C++, VHDL, Linux or DSP
• Strong hands-on RF systems experience across RF, SDRs, antennas, testing or vulnerability analysis
• DV clearance
• Salary range £72,500 to £90,000 plus benefits and bonus

• hands-on and pragmatic
• collaborative
• problem-solving
• RF communications systems
• RF circuit design or modelling
• antenna selection or characterisation

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