via reed · 31 May 2026 ·6 days ago

RF Engineer

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Stevenage Contract GBP 146,250 – 146,250
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World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit an RF Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

Hourly Rate: £75ph (Umbrella)
Contract Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

RF Engineer Job Description:

Exciting opportunity for a Principal RF Engineer, in our Hardware-in-the-Loop Team
Hybrid working pattern: 80% on site, working with world class equipment.
We are looking for ambitious engineers with a growth mind-set to join our team. If you are the right person for us, you will seek a supportive environment, surrounded by passionate experts while being a part of a collaborative and driven team.
The Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) team conduct the most complete test of missiles other than a firing and are the Missile test track. We design complex, real-time simulations that surround real missile hardware to allow us to ‘fire missiles indoors’.

Responsibilities:

As a HWIL RF engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing and maintaining new and existing RF equipment and working with multi-disciplinary teams to combine RF, electronics engineering and software development to produce new capabilities that enable the HWIL team to run new simulations.
You will be able to adapt to new engineering situations and be comfortable in abstracting detail in order to understand the simulation and missile’s behaviour

Skillset/experience required:

Broad engineering experience with deeper experience in some of the following skill areas:

  • Radio Frequency design and testing

  • System performance analysis

  • Interface debugging and system integration

  • Hardware/Software design requirements

  • System design for real-time applications

  • Familiarity with Linux operating system

  • Familiarity with computer science (C++ an advantage)

  • Integration of microcontrollers into RF hardware (e.g. Raspberry Pi)

Essential:
  • Radio Frequency design and testing

  • System performance analysis

  • Interface debugging and system integration

  • Hardware/Software design requirements

  • System design for real-time applications


Desirable:
  • Familiarity with Linux operating system

  • Familiarity with computer science (C++ an advantage)

  • Integration of microcontrollers into RF hardware (e.g. Raspberry Pi)

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