At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop high-speed electronic interfaces for cutting-edge optical technologies.
- Company: Join Plessey Photonics Systems, a leader in next-generation photonic devices.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, innovative projects, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Hands-on role with excellent career growth opportunities in a dynamic team.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of light-based technology and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electronic Engineering or related field with 6+ years of experience.
The predicted salary is between 58100 - 80000 £ per year.
We’re building the hardware foundation for next-era computing.
Plessey Photonics Systems is built on our existing technology capabilities at Plessey, a world-leading technology company driving the next generation of photonic devices and systems.
With over seventy years of innovation, we combine research, materials science, process engineering, and manufacturing capabilities.
Plessey Photonics Systems is defining next-generation optical interconnect technologies.
Join us to work on breakthrough technologies shaping the future of light-based technology and computing
Curiosity fuels us: we question assumptions, explore new ideas, and innovate with light-based technologies.
By investing in and empowering our people, we strengthen Plessey’s impact and help shape the future of optical technology.
We have each other’s backs, own our actions, and uphold the highest standards of integrity and safety.
We are looking for a Senior RF Engineer to own the high-speed electronic interfaces in our optical interconnect development — the analogue signal path between our drive electronics and the optical source, and the receive chain from photodetector to TIA.
Achieving high data rates depends on the quality of the RF path to and from the optical path.
As we build the team, there is real value in an engineer who can also contribute to broader electronic design — schematic capture, PCB layout management, power and voltage-regulator design, and FPGA integration.
It is a hands-on, bench top role for an engineer who is as comfortable at the vector network analyser and the probe station as at the schematic and layout management.
Design the analogue high-speed signal path from the drive electronics to the optical source, including driver circuitry, biasing, high-speed serial interfacing, and impedance matching.
Own signal integrity across the full electrical path, minimising packaging and interconnect parasitics that limit achievable data rate.
Carry out S-parameter measurement, eye-diagram and jitter analysis, and high-speed probing to separate intrinsic device performance from packaging effects.
Where experience allows, contribute to the wider electronic design — schematic capture, PCB layout, power and voltage-regulator design, and FPGA integration and bring-up while the team grows.
Document results and contribute to the characterisation data that drives design iteration.
Degree (BEng/MEng) or Ph D in Electronic Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with substantial relevant experience at senior level (typically 6+ years).
Broader schematic capture and board design using e CAD tools such as Altium, across digital and mixed-signal designs beyond the RF path.
Power electronics and voltage-regulator design (linear and switching), and power-integrity analysis.
Board-level architecture and full-lifecycle electronic design — architect, design, implement, and verify.
Digital video interfacing (for example HDMI) or comparable high-bandwidth digital protocols.
A proven track record of delivering high-speed electronics into production.
Contact Details:
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd Recruitment Team
