RF Payload Engineer

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