Principal Antenna Design Engineer

Principal Antenna Design Engineer

12 month contract Inside IR35 - Buckinghamshire (4 days p/week on site) – SC Clearance required

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Antenna Design Engineer to provide innovative solutions to challenging antenna designs. This role covers the full development lifecycle, from requirements capture, system-level design and concept development through to antenna PCB design, simulation, prototyping, optimisation and measurement in anechoic facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test innovative solutions for antenna and RF products, considering emerging technologies in product design.

• Conduct electromagnetic simulations and analysis to optimise antenna performance.

• Perform requirements analysis, review and substantiation with customers.

• Lead testing, characterisation and verification of prototype and product designs, ensuring qualification and compliance with requirements.

• Represent the team in customer-facing and internal stakeholder engagements, driving progress across the Antennas Business Unit.

• Drive new business opportunities through bid management, concept design development, project-level estimation and technical proposal generation.

• Support the development of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and analysis software, drawing on design experience.

• Create and maintain project plans alongside Project Managers, providing project status updates to stakeholders through design reviews.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Strong theoretical and practical RF antenna design experience.

• Strong understanding of RF principles, transmission line theory and antenna theory, including material selection and antenna impedance matching.

• High-level expertise in one or more electromagnetic simulation software packages, such as CST Microwave Studio (CST MWS), FEKO or HFSS, including relevant experience with Radar Cross Section (RCS) modelling.

• Significant experience with RF test and measurement equipment, such as Vector Network Analysers and Spectrum Analysers.

• Significant antenna design experience and knowledge of active/passive RF and microwave circuit design.

• Experience using antenna test ranges and anechoic chambers.

• Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) experience desirable