Job Description
My client, a world leader in the defence sector, requires a Principal RF Engineer to join their team in Stevenage, a team which designs real-time simulations for hardware-in-the-loop weapons testing.
Role Overview
As a Principal RF engineer within the HWIL team, you will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining new and existing RF equipment and working with multi-disciplinary teams to combine RF, Electronics Engineering and Software Development to produce new capabilities that enable the HWIL team to run new simulations.
You will be able to adapt to new engineering situations and be comfortable in abstracting detail in order to understand the simulation and missile’s behaviour.
Qualifications and Experience
To be considered for this role, applicants will need to be qualified to degree level (ideally Masters) in a relevant engineering subject, with experience in most of the following:
1. Radio Frequency design and testing
2. System performance analysis
3. Interface debugging and system integration
4. Hardware/Software design requirements
5. System design for real-time applications
6. Familiarity with Linux operating system
7. Familiarity with computer science (C++ an advantage)
8. Integration of microcontrollers into RF hardware (e.g. Raspberry Pi)
Company Overview
My client is keen to hear from candidates who are passionate about the defence industry and technology. In return, they offer support in helping you build a successful career while working with incredible technologies and products.
Position Details
Location: Stevenage
Salary: Circa £55k DOE plus benefits (bonus, pension, paid overtime, flexi leave, excellent site facilities)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid working (project dependent, typically 3 to 4 days per week on-site)
Key Skills
RF Engineer, RF Engineering, Radio Frequency, Design, Test, Development, Performance Analysis, Systems Integration, Linux, C++, Microcontrollers, RF, Hardware.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British (or Dual UK with British citizenship). Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.
This role is a PERMANENT position.
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