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
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
- 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
- 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
- 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