Senior RF Engineer

Senior RF Engineer

MDA Space

Harwell, Stevenage or Manchester, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers developing satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits
• RF system and circuit level design, simulation and testing
• Supporting link budget analysis
• Detailed circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, circuit analysis and EM simulation
• Engineering analysis and documentation (Derating, Worst Case, Reliability, Radiation, EMI/EMC Analysis, FMECA, Power Budget)
• Directing in-house and 3rd party PCB layout design teams
• Delivering prototype and product quality manufacturing packages

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in a RF engineering role, in the Space or an equivalent High Reliability sector
• Knowledge of LEO/GEO communications payloads
• Experience of circuit and PCB design and RF simulation tools
• Specialist knowledge in any of the following areas would be advantageous:
  • High reliability design and analysis (Space, Military, Automotive, etc.)
  • Spacecraft link budgets
  • Signal integrity analysis
  • Electronic circuitry radiation effects and mitigation techniques
  • Knowledge of environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards