Lead RF/Microwave Design Engineer

QuEST Global Engineering Limited ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Salary: £70000 to 75000 DOE + Matched Pension upto 8% & Life assurance

Overview

QuEST Global is a pure play engineering solutions company with a proven track record that serves the product lifecycle needs of high technology companies. A pioneer in offshore product development engineering, QuEST Global is one of the largest engineering service providers that cater to diversified verticals. With its local-global model, QuEST Global combines physical proximity to the customer providing domain knowledge and ease of interaction; along with delivery from low cost locations that also provides easy resource ramp-up. We have a Permanent vacancy for a lead RF/ Microwave design engineer to provide services to one of our major UK clients. Role Overview: The RF/Microwave engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of RF/ Microwave circuitry on complex systems. Job Responsibilities: · Creating high-quality and robust RF/ Microwave circuit designs · Documenting and recording deliverables · Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level · Keeping designs under configuration control · Providing progress reports · Providing guidance to and mentoring of other QuEST RF/ Microwave engineers Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Essential Extensive RF/ Microwave design experience including; Microwave PCB materials & design techniques Microwave Sub-System design Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology Design of complex microwave switch matrix Application of microwave GaAs/ GaN MMIC Design of complex passive microwave structures S-parameter manipulation EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling Matching network design Microwave component selection · In depth understanding of Radar Systems or Radar Receivers, including experience of Frequency synthesizer design, Receiver architectures and design, General RF and microwave PCB-level design with COTS active & passive components · Expert knowledge in one or more of the following RF/ Microwave design tools:- AWR Microwave office, CST Microwave studio, Keysight (Agilent) ADS, or AWR Visual System Simulator · Experience of supervising/ mentoring other RF/ Microwave engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team, and coaching more junior engineers Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements · Experience of hardware requirements capture and requirements management tools Experience of debugging & testing new RF/ Microwave circuit designs Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle, presenting designs for peer/ formal design reviews and acting as an independent reviewer of other engineers’ designs Self-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusion · Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead, Lead RF/ Microwave engineer & other engineering disciplines · Experience of liaising with Manufacturing/ Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies · Good communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable · Previous experience of designing DDS, PLL, DAC, ADC circuits, high dynamic range / low-noise design & minimising phase noise Qualifications · First or second Degree in Electronic Engineering (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) or a related science, with specialisation in RF/ Microwave circuit design · Must have the ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC level) The role will be based at the customer’s site in Edinburgh with some travel between this and other customer and/ or QuEST sites in the UK. Depending on the customer’s requirements, the individual could find themselves working on a variety of defence-related projects, particularly in the airborne environment. Quest Global offers 25 days holiday plus stats, Company Pension Plan incorporating a Personal Health scheme and Life Insurance. Relocation is available where applicable. Apply direct to our Talent Acquisition team in Derby, who aim to respond to your application as soon as possible. In this current climate, we are holding Telephone and Video interviews in preparation for hire in the coming months. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89937520

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