RF Systems Engineer

Do you have an interest in Electromagnetics? Come and have a talk with us! Let us shape a role around your interests by introducing you to exciting projects at the cutting edge of technology. Leonardo has a number of exciting and immediate opportunities for RF Engineers across their sites in Southampton, Basildon, and Bristol. We are looking for experienced RF Engineers for Intermediate, Senior, and Lead Engineering roles.

A fantastic opportunity for you to utilise and develop your current skills within an industry-leading technology company. Working on real engineering problems, designing and developing solutions that sit at the heart of our products.

About the Role

You will work with industry-leading engineers in the development of our RF products. You will support the development of new and existing products, as well as providing solutions for our customers. Day-to-day duties include:

• Research and development of low Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
• Investigating and defining RF/Communication system architectures and protocols
• Plan and conduct studies in a wide variety of communication technologies including SDR, RF, and IP
• Support system integration and test activities
• Support verification of system requirements
• Capture stakeholder and system requirements
• Modelling of components of the system design

Depending on experience, you may lead technical activities and initiatives. Senior/Lead Engineers will have the opportunity to act as Design Authority throughout the project lifecycle and mentor and coach other engineers.

About You

You will have proven experience as an RF Engineer, either through industry or advanced academic research. Ideally, you will have a relevant education, although a deep theoretical knowledge is not necessarily required. Successful RF systems engineers will be able to apply their engineering experience that we can build upon through training, teamwork, and mentoring.

For senior/lead engineers, we are able to create a role and responsibilities around your experience.

Attributes include:

• Experience of Communication systems
  • IP Communication
  • Modulation techniques and performance
  • Deployed system propagation effects
  • Software Defined Radio
• Experience working with telecommunication (2G/3G/4G) Air-Interface specification.
• Experience with electronics assembly and testing, inclusive of RF systems under software control
• Knowledge of low power RF hardware, such as Receivers, Transmitters, Synthesizers, and filters.
• Knowledge of military and international specifications and standards for EMC, Environmental and safety, applicable to body-worn and vehicle installation

Domain specialisms:

• Digital signal processing
• RF systems
• Electro-optic systems
• Medical imaging systems, image processing, image/object classification/identification
• Multi-sensor data fusion and tracking

Candidates skilled within the following Systems Engineering specialisms are highly desirable:

• Synthetic Environments
• Verification and Validation
• System of Systems

All successful applicants must be eligible for full security clearance and access to UK-caveated and ITAR controlled information. For more information and guidance, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

What we Offer

A competitive salary based on your experience and skills and an award-winning benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology, and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: Up to 45 days holiday! …25 days, plus bank holidays and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year. There is also an option to buy/sell leave.
• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme (up to 23% total contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool; here you can find the right opportunity for you!