Payload RF engineer (Contract)

Payload RF Engineer
Location: Bristol
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: Negotiable - Circa £400/day

ROLE OVERVIEW

Our client seeks an RF Engineer to undertake a contract role relating to spacecraft payloads.

the payload RF engineer will have the following responsibilities:

• Perform RF link budget computation and conduct associated trade-offs
• Contribute to RF subsystem architecture, provide inputs for hardware selection (antenna) including the application of S-parameters analysis
• Take into account EMC requirements within the design
• Manage interfaces between subsystems
• Manage customer requirements and devolve these into subsystem requirements
• Support integration and verification strategy for the RF subsystems
• Support bids providing technical insight as well as costing inputs
• Deliver defined tasks to budget & schedule
• Knowledge in data handling is an asset

Skills

Essential:

• S-Parameter analysis
• EMC
• Proven ability working during initial design phases, this project is currently pre-PDR

Desirable:

• Proven ability working on space equipment is strongly desirable
• MATLAB
• Requirements Management (DOORS)

Additional Security Information

Due to the sensitive nature of the product, all applicants must have worked in the defence industry within the last 12 months or be capable of obtaining a UK MoD Security Clearance (SC level minimum).