Senior Payload RF Systems Engineer Portsmouth Salary 45k

Experience required:
Mandatory: A strong background and demonstrated competence in high power amplifiers, their components and technologies as applicable to communications systems. This shall include practical experience gained in a high power amplification design, development or production environment.
Suitable candidates will have:
BSc qualification in a relevant discipline
Demonstrated competence and in depth knowledge of relevant RF hardware gained in a design/development/production environment

A methodical approach to work, with sufficient commitment and drive complete tasks, even where adverse conditions are encountered
Experience of working directly with customers/suppliers and with the ability to present ideas and concepts to the customer/supplier 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

Job Description
An experienced systems engineer with a strong background in high power amplification (including TWTA’s) is required to provide day to day support for this key area of advanced telecommunications payloads. The role involves overseeing power amplification activities across all active projects including specification, problem resolution, validation and in orbit anomaly follow-up. It also encompasses forward looking aspects such as R&D, new product introduction and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will join a small team of Major Spacecraft Component engineers who collectively oversee the different hardware areas of our telecommunications payloads. Some overseas travel will be required

Main Responsibilities
Specific tasks will include support to the following:
Design discussions, Approving standard specifications, Approving project specific specifications in conjunction with the project payload engineering manager and validation engineer., Act as technical focal point with suppliers, with a view to creating development plans, resolving technical problems and ensuring design to cost and schedule., Ensuring closure on all technical problems and that lessons learned are implemented across all ongoing and future projects. Preparing/presenting technical presentations on High Power Amplification aspects in front of end customers as required. Attending and presenting at project design reviews, as necessary. Establish the need by agreement with the project payload engineering manager. Devising and implementing metrics associated with improvements. Attending supplier evaluation reviews and make the recommendations of preferred candidate(s) in terms of design, performance, risk, product policy and design to cost requirements. Agreeing the content of Generic Statements of Work and Project Specific Modifications including applicability matrices. Ensuring validation of Power Amplifiers at satellite level once assembled. Maintaining a database of all relevant product information