RF/ Microwave design engineers - Perm

QuEST Global Engineering Limited ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Salary: £50000 to 70000 DOE - Matched pension upto 8% & Life assurance.

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QuEST Global are hiring Senior or Principal RF/ Microwave design engineers to provide services to one of our major UK clients. These are Permanent positions working Flexible hours from our colocated Edinburgh location. Role Overview: The Senior or Principal RF/ Microwave engineers 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 Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Essential · RF/ Microwave design experience including; o Microwave PCB materials & design techniques o Microwave Sub-System design o Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology o Design of complex microwave switch matrix o Application of microwave GaAs/ GaN MMIC o Design of complex passive microwave structures o S-parameter manipulation o EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques o Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling o Matching network design o Microwave component selection · Experience of 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 debugging & testing new RF/ Microwave circuit designs Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer/ formal design reviews 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 · Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable · Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systems · Understanding of RF systems, including experience of Frequency synthesizer design, Receiver architectures and design, General RF and microwave PCB-level design with COTS active & passive components Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements · Experience of hardware requirements capture and requirements management tools · Previous experience of designing DDS, PLL, DAC, ADC circuits, high dynamic range / low-noise design & minimising phase noise · Experience of supervising other RF/ Microwave engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team 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 The role will be based at our 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. Excellent benefits package for Permanent engineers include: Pension, Life assurance and re-location package where applicable. DISCLAIMER: Due to the nature of work candidates should be UK citizen and MUST either hold valid SC clearance or are able to obtain it. If you think you are suitable for this role please apply via the link or visit our website https://www.quest-global.com In this current climate, we are holding Telephone and Video interviews in preparation for hire in the coming months. QuEST Global is an engineering solutions company with a proven track record of serving 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 catering to diversified industries such as Aerospace, Defence, Rail, Automotive, Space and Oil and Gas, with electronics, software and mechanical engineering solutions. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89937688

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