At a Glance
- Tasks: Support testing and optimisation of RF receiver hardware in laboratory and field environments.
- Company: Join a leading organisation at Porton Down, Salisbury, focused on advanced RF systems.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and a wellbeing allowance.
- Other info: Must be a UK National eligible for SC-level security clearance.
- Why this job: Contribute to cutting-edge RF technology in a secure and dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: STEM degree or extensive experience in RF electronics required; proficiency with RF test equipment essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: Porton Down, Salisbury.
Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 per annum.
Employment type: Permanent.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave (incl. up to 3 days Christmas shutdown)
- Buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave
- Annual Wellbeing allowance
- Two pension schemes available
- Private Medical Insurance with family discounts
- Life Assurance up to 4× salary
- Share Save scheme
- Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail discounts
- Career development support
Responsibilities:
- Support testing and optimisation of RF receiver hardware in a laboratory synthetic range.
- Provide additional support for over‑air testing in an anechoic chamber and field trials.
- Use RF test equipment to perform digital and analogue injection testing within synthetic EW scenarios.
- Explore ways to optimise RF receiver performance via configurable memory (mission data) to improve real‑world operation.
- Develop tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) for RF receivers in contested electromagnetic environments.
- Liaise with military, academia, industry and international stakeholders to complete validation of synthetic use cases.
- Configure and calibrate commercial‑off‑the‑shelf (COTS) RF SoC boards for high‑fidelity electromagnetic testing.
- Drive future development requirements by analysing current EW systems and influencing engineering lifecycle decisions.
Essential Qualifications:
- Ability to work autonomously to optimise complex EW system performance.
- Understanding of RF sensor systems and Test & Evaluation (T&E) practices.
- Proficiency with RF test equipment (signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analysers).
- Experience calibrating hardware and software models in laboratory environments.
- STEM degree or extensive experience in RF electronics.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience creating scripts/programmes in MATLAB, Python or similar.
- Strong background in EW systems and concepts, including radar systems.
- Experience across the engineering lifecycle (Requirements, V&V, Acceptance).
- Understanding of analogue & digital signal processing techniques.
Wellbeing is core to our culture, with mental health first aiders and an extensive employee assistance programme.
Non‑Negotiables: Due to the highly secure nature of the projects you must be a UK National, eligible to work in the UK, and capable of obtaining and maintaining a UK Government SC‑level security clearance.
RF Systems Engineer employer: Mass Limited
This role is based at Porton Down, Salisbury, where wellbeing is prioritised with mental health support. Employees benefit from career development support and various financial perks, including a share save scheme.
