At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to develop cutting-edge RF technologies and contribute to innovative defence systems.
- Company: Leonardo UK, a world-class defence technology company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with mentorship opportunities and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the defence sector while working on next-gen radar technologies.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering and experience in RF microwave design and integration.
The predicted salary is between 53300 - 71400 £ per year.
Salary: Principal: £53,300 to £71,400. Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market.
Your Impact
We are looking for a Principal RF Engineer to join Leonardo in Edinburgh. Leonardo are a world-class defence Technology Company. We develop cutting-edge Radars as well as Maritime and Airborne surveillance systems. This role sits within the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) Multifunction RF System (MRFS) team, where you will join our growing Electronics team to contribute to the delivery of a key Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP), paving the way for the next generation of fire control radar. Hybrid working - in this role it is possible to work from home some of the time, but the nature of the work and security requirements mean that you should expect to be mostly working on site.
What You'll Do as a Principal RF Engineer
This is an exciting opportunity for you as an engineer to bring your skillset and knowledge into our working environment. You will be involved in developing a range of multifunctional RF, PCB and Module designs using the latest technologies available and contribute to the definition and execution of a testing and integration phase of a key TDP to enable GCAP. As an RF/Microwave engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Full hardware lifecycle for our products: from system concept, through detailed design and prototyping, test and verification, system integration and support in production.
- Creating high quality and robust designs, conducting design reviews for your design, fully documenting and recording your work products, keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and progress reports.
- Developing a range of multifunctional RF PCB and Module designs using the latest technologies available and enhancing your understanding of key design and manufacture processes.
- Designing to test, creating test prototypes for design validation, verification of development models and support for production test.
- Preparing robust manufacturing data packs and provide technical support to sub-contracts and engineering interface with manufacturing.
- Working closely with Systems, Test and Electronics engineers, you will be solving real integration problems on advanced systems.
- Coaching and mentoring junior team members to support the development of a high-performance engineering team in preparation for the delivery of the demands of the GCAP programme.
What you'll bring
You will ideally have experience in a number of the following areas:
- RF microwave sub-system design
- RF system test and integration
- Lab measurements such as signal generation, spectrum analysis and vector network analysis
- Microwave design tools
- GaAs/GaN MMIC design and application
- Design of passive microwave structures
- Low phase noise design and measurement
- Microwave component selection
- Technical report writing
- Design reviews and lifecycle management
This role requires you to have a degree qualified in Electrical.
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