Lead Payload RF Systems Engineer Portsmouth salary negotiable up to 50kish
Experience required by applicants
Mandatory: A proven track record in RF communications systems or equipments, gained in a professional position.
Experience in most of the following:
Technical management or team leadership gained in a systems environment
Spaceborne communications system design and analysis
Payload system design and analysis
Payload integration, validation and test
Payload equipments design/build/test (e.g. HPA, LNA s, DSP s, RF Filters, Antennas)
Digital and analogue communications
System, sub-system, and equipment specification writing
Requirements management

Tools/Equipment
Mandatory: PC literate, MS Office, PV Wave, Visual basic, ADS

Qualifications:
BSc in Engineering/ Electronics/Science/Mathematics
Higher degree in Communications/Aerospace
Engineering

Personal Qualities
Team player with leadership qualities, well organised, communicative and determined, with the ability to work on their own initiative.

Outline Job Profile:
An experienced RF Systems Engineer is required to lead the RF systems engineering on communications payloads and carry out/support related tasks, encompassing payload system design and analysis, specification and definition of hardware, payload system integration and liaison with
customer representatives. Some overseas travel will be essential.

Candidate Profile:
Suitable candidates will have:
ONC/OND or BSc qualification in a relevant discipline
A methodical approach to work, with sufficient commitment and drive complete tasks, even where adverse conditions are encountered
Strong analytical skills
Experience of working directly with customers and with the ability to present ideas and concepts to the customer with authority.
Ability efficiently to organise and co-ordinate their work.
Ability to generate innovative solutions and to communicate them
A willingness to travel overseas

Specific Tasks to be Undertaken:
Specific tasks are likely to include several of the following:
Technical management and coordination of RF systems tasks on communications payloads
Work package management within schedule and budget constraints
Participation in communication payload proposals/studies
Communications system/payload requirements analysis
Trade-offs of payload architectures and interfaces
Communications payload RF system design
Payload RF system performance analysis
Support to equipment specification development
Design review of payload equipment designs and interfaces
Support to validation and test strategy development and specification
Support to payload integration/test
Liaison with customer representatives and participation in design reviews and meetings