Due to continued success, we are looking to recruit an experienced and dedicated RF Design Authority to join our team.
28th August, 2024
As RF Design Authority, you will be responsible for providing overall technical ownership for the development of professional mobile digital radio products and accessories to ensure a high quality, repeatable design that meets the agreed requirements and delivering products into volume production.
Come and join Sepura Ltd at an exciting time of growth and progress your career within this innovative technology company, based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.
Your role:
Do you have experience and knowledge of product development life cycle, engineering and RF electronics?
Sepura is expanding the capabilities of our Design Authority team by introducing a new role of RF Design Authority.
There is no such thing as a typical day here at Sepura. You will be supported by your managers and team, as well as collaborating with other departments across the business. Activities you will be responsible for include:
* Lead technical contact during scoping, definition, design and production phase of new product development.
* First point of contact for internal customer support of existing products.
* Creating clear product and system design requirements and specifications.
* Creating RF design architectures, concepts and strategies for project work packages.
* Providing technical guidance for possible solution types to meet requirements.
* Assessing compliance of product performance against requirements.
* Reviewing RF engineering outputs for approval.
* Monitoring and managing technical risk throughout product development lifecycle.
* Defining and triaging RF engineering work packages.
* Mentoring and supporting RF design engineers.
* Coordinating technical reviews and workshops.
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements are met.
* Driving completion of all projects to be delivered on time and within budget.
* Ensuring development processes are adhered to.
* Staying up to date with the latest trends and advancements in RF design.
Minimal / occasional travel may be required.
This role requires UK Baseline security clearance.
What you need to succeed:
Qualifications:
* Degree or diploma in Electronics Engineering.
Experience and Skills:
* Strong foundation of experience in narrow band RF circuit design and analysis, antenna design or broadband wireless communication systems such as LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS.
* Proven industry experience in an equivalent lead engineer role
* A broad range of RF electronics engineering knowledge
* Experience of taking a leading role on engineering projects
* Self-starter with ability to drive technical direction within multidisciplinary engineering teams
* Strong capability consolidating complex and often conflicting requirements into clear and deliverable commitments
* Strong capability specifying technical requirements that result in “right first time” designs
* Strong understanding of product development lifecycle principals
* Proven track record of taking a lead role in delivering products into volume production
Desirable:
* Experience of high-speed digital interfaces design
* Experience of integrating electronics into a mechanically demanding environment
* Experience interfacing with software development teams
Personal attributes:
* Innovative with proven ability to generate new ideas and approaches to problems
* Self-driven and motivated with ability to use own initiative and take a technical lead
* Able to promote and share technical decisions and choices made with the wider business
* Excellent analytical, numerical, written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to motivate a team through strong leadership and technical competence
* Ability to communicate well to both technical and non-technical personnel across multiple disciplines
* Ability to work well in focused teams, sometimes against tight deadlines
Your Benefits:
* Flexible working hours
* Pension, dental care and healthcare
* Support of staff wellbeing
* Discounted gym membership
* Subsidised Hub on site restaurant
* Large, free car parking on site and electric car charging points
* Social events and activities
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