Senior RF Engineer in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Posted by Platform Recruitment
£70 – £90 an hour
Oxford · Permanent
Senior RF Engineer
Oxford | Hybrid | Contract | Up to circa £90 per hour
I’m recruiting for a Senior RF Engineer on behalf of a space technology company developing satellite communications payloads. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary team, taking RF hardware from system and circuit design through simulation, prototyping and lab validation.
What you’ll do
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Design, simulate and test RF systems and circuits for satellite communications payloads.
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Own schematic capture and component selection, run EM simulations and guide PCB layout teams.
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Support spacecraft link budget analysis and high-reliability design reviews, including derating, worst-case analysis and EMI/EMC.
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Deliver manufacturing packages for prototype and production hardware.
What you’ll bring
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10+ years’ RF engineering experience in space or an equivalent high-reliability sector.
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Knowledge of LEO and GEO communications payloads.
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Hands-on experience with RF circuit design, PCB design and RF simulation tools.
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Experience with spacecraft link budgets, signal integrity or radiation effects is advantageous.
The role is subject to BPSS screening.
If you’re interested, apply with your CV or get in touch for a confidential chat.
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