Rf Engineer

Location: Edinburgh (minimum of 3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 12 month initial contract

Rate: £77.30ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role details:
Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a highly skilled RF Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This role offers a unique opportunity to bring your RF design expertise to a dynamic environment, contributing to cutting-edge projects with the latest technologies in RF, PCB, and Module designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the full hardware lifecycle for products, from system concept through to detailed design, prototyping, test and verification, system integration, and production support
• Creating high-quality and robust designs and conducting design reviews
• Documenting and recording work products, maintaining configuration management, and providing progress reports
• Developing multifunctional RF PCB and Module designs using the latest technologies
• Designing test prototypes for validation and verification of development models, and supporting production tests
• Preparing robust manufacturing data packs and providing technical support to sub-contracts and manufacturing interfaces
• Collaborating with Systems, Test, and Electronics engineers to solve real integration problems on advanced systems

Job Requirements: Experience in several of the following areas is essential:

• RF microwave sub-system design
• RF system test and integration
• Lab measurements such as signal generation, spectrum analysis, and vector network analysis
• Proficiency with microwave design tools
• GaAs/GaN MMIC design and application
• Design of passive microwave structures
• Understanding of low phase noise design and measurement
• Microwave component selection
• Technical report writing
• Experience with design reviews and lifecycle management
• RF design expertise