RF Payload Engineer NEW

Guildford, Surrey
Langham Recruitment
RF Engineer / RF Payload Engineer Space/Satellite Guildford Hybrid Competitive salary & package

RF Engineer role for Design, implementation and verification of RF payload solutions into spacecraft missions

Key Tasks

• Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop RF payload solutions for Spacecraft missions
• System level design and performance analysis of RF payloads (communications, radar, SIGINT)
• Specification of payload hardware including transmitters, receivers and antennas
• Specification of in-orbit or ground-based signal processing solutions
• Specification and development of tools for payload design, test and calibration
• Work with other Spacecraft engineering teams and/or external subcontractors to develop and implement payload hardware and signal processing solutions
• Define and support payload verification by on ground environmental test and in-orbit commissioning
• Manage payload delivery, integration and test
• Work package manager responsibilities including planning/reporting budget/schedule/resources
• Input to bids involving RF payloads
• Support project reviews including presentation of technical solutions and programmatic progress to internal and external stakeholders

Previous Experience

• System engineering for complex, multidisciplinary products or project solutions
• Requirements analysis and flow down
• Experience with some of the following: link budget analysis, RF Engineer and/or digital design, signal processing, antenna design/simulation, test definition/support for development and product verification
• Experience of manufacture and test for space advantageous but not essential

Qualifications Knowledge & Skills

• Good 1st degree in engineering, maths or physics
• Comfortable working with experts while maintaining ownership of the solution
• Confident delving into detail as required without being distracted from project objectives
• Good inter-personal skills – both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives
• Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for mathematical modelling
• Good knowledge of MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, plus MS Project or similar planning tool

Benefits

• Highly competitive Salary dependent on experience
• Flexible working policies
• 32 days annual leave + BH
• Annual Company Bonus Scheme
• Up to 8% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance (6X salary)
• Private Health Care
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes