RF Test Environment Engineer

Company: QinetiQ
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Location: Lincoln
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will help build and operate RF test environments to support Electronic Warfare, EMI, Mission Data and C-UAS activities for Belgium MOD. You will design realistic threat scenarios and integrate advanced RF test systems to enable testing and validation of EW capabilities. Working with cross-disciplinary teams, you will help establish a sovereign RF testing capability and advance mission-critical capabilities. This position offers exposure to cutting-edge defence tech and opportunities to influence test methodologies and threat modelling across programmes.

Pay / Benefits

  • Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Employee discount portal

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain RF test environments for EW, EMI, Mission Data and C-UAS activities
  • Design realistic electromagnetic threat scenarios and emitter profiles for experimentation
  • Configure and operate RF test and simulation environments including signal capture and analysis
  • Support lab, field and synthetic testing activities and Test & Evaluation programmes
  • Develop methodologies and validation approaches for EW and EMI systems
  • Collaborate with SMEs, analysts and engineers on threat modelling and mission data validation

Key requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years in development, operation and improvement of RF test environments
  • Strong knowledge of RF engineering, EW, signal processing, EMI and Mission Data
  • Experience designing and operating RF test, simulation or threat generation environments
  • Experience with RF test instrumentation and lab integration/troubleshooting
  • Experience supporting Test & Evaluation planning and reporting on complex programmes
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to develop threat environments
  • ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
  • analytical problem-solving
  • clear communication and reporting
  • RF engineering
  • Electronic Warfare (EW)
  • Electromagnetic Intelligence (EMI)

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Posted: October 12th, 2026