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RF Payload Engineer
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- Guildford
- Permanent
- Full Time
Job Description
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 stakeholdersPrevious 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 essentialQualifications 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 toolBenefits
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
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 stakeholdersPrevious 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 essentialQualifications 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 toolBenefits
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