Senior RF Engineer
Location: Harlow
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Fulltime (37 hrs)
Raytheon UK is looking for an experienced and high performing RF Engineer to join a successful Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) team within the Global Sensors Mission Area, creating RF GPS/GNSS Anti-Jam Systems for the military market. The role will be based at Raytheon's Harlow facility and the successful candidate will report directly to the APNT RF Hardware Engineering Section Lead.
This is a creative and stimulating role offering development opportunities and the chance to work alongside our highly skilled technical team. The RF Hardware Engineer will be able to make their mark on a broad and varied range of product designs and will be expected to assist in the integration of these designs into the product, being the focal point for the complete solution. They will have the opportunity to support engineering solutions, overseeing the integration of contributions from all other engineering disciplines - including systems, hardware, mechanical, software, safety, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Developing requirements for new products
2. RF hardware design and development with technical leadership - From the initial concept stage, developing these concepts through to final production and certification.
3. Design and implement RF test solutions.
4. Working within the product hardware team and with all other engineering disciplines throughout the design cycle, in a collaborative working and shared environment.
5. Producing design documentation and reports for project artefacts and deliverables.
6. Working with Customers and the Product Design Authority to develop and shape the technical requirements design and manage these requirements throughout product development.
7. Interface with suppliers and industry experts.
8. Solving complex technical problems on new and existing GPS/GNSS Anti-Jam Products.
9. Support and mentor junior engineers through their activities.
Essential Skills:
1. In-depth experience in design and layout of RF and analogue micro circuitry for harsh environments and hostile EM conditions.
2. Design experience in Receiver technologies in the 1-2 GHz band with an emphasis on GPS/GNSS signal.
3. Design experience of down conversion and up conversion techniques and processing methods.
4. Good knowledge of product design and problem solving within a design for manufacture environment.
5. Familiarity with Microwave simulators (Cadence preferred), PCB layout, and Mechanical modelling tools.
6. Experience in full system design lifecycle and ability to take an overall systems view.
7. Good team player who is willing to take ownership of problems and actively engages in IPT and group activities.
8. Fully understand circuit operation, debug, diagnose and implement fixes.
9. Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-disciplined teams.
10. Able to prioritise and manage tasks to ensure all are completed to time and schedule.
11. Develop hardware concepts efficiently from limited or vague customer requirements and communicate potential solutions.
12. Experience in interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
13. Good communication skills, able to tailor communications to level and audience at all levels.
14. Excellent stakeholder management and customer interfacing skills.
15. Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Europe, and the US.
16. Understands the principles of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
17. Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.
Desired Skills:
1. Experience of interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
2. Experience in design for manufacture for high volume product.
3. Analytical engineer who can process data efficiently to provide solutions to problems and communicate the outcomes at all levels.
4. Experience with interfacing to RF circuitry and high-speed D/A/A/D conversion.
5. Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suite; DX Designer, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser or equivalents would be advantageous.
6. Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation (MATLAB, LT Spice) and thermal analysis.
7. Product Quality Testing and Certification.
8. Experience of working with industry standard toolsets for requirement capture, design, and task management (e.g., DOORs, Microsoft Project).
Required Education:
Minimum of Degree in related subject, preferably in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Proven experience in a product design and development role, within an Electronics Product Environment.
About Raytheon UK:
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester along with a presence across other customer sites, Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs.
Standard Benefits:
1. 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
2. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
3. 6 times salary 'Life Assurance'
4. Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes.
5. Enhanced sick pay scheme
6. Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.
7. 37hr working week, with an early finish Friday.
8. Flexible working arrangements can be considered wherever possible.
9. Canteen facilities available at various sites.
Diversity:
Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job.
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