RF Design Engineer
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Location
Hertfordshire
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Up to £75 per hour
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Contact:
Jeffrey Barr
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Email:
Jeffrey.Barr@yolkrecruitment.com
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Job ref:
BBBH35240
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Published:
almost 1 year ago
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Duration:
6 months
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Expiry date:
2024-04-27
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Start date:
ASAP
RF Design Engineer - £75 per hour inside ir35 - 6 months (extensions highly likely) - Hertfordshire - hybrid working (2 - 3 days onsite) - SC cleared project - Sector: Defence & Aerospace
Yolk Requirement are searching for a RF Design Engineer to work with one of the world's leading aerospace and defence clients pushing the boundaries of the industry.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a talented team to develop high speed circuits. This requires an engineer with broad skills in mixed-signal electronic design with an appreciation of radar systems and also good understanding of programmable devices (FPGAs/CPLDs).
Responsibilities:
- Design and development of analogue & high-speed digital circuits which will be used in multimode aerospace applications.
- Perform development test and integration activities on circuits and sub-assemblies
- Produce and maintain test documentation associated with the hardware, including specifications, development test schedules and test result sheets.
- Interact with internal customers and suppliers to understand circuit design requirements, volume constraints and environmental specifications so that the final design is compliant with the overall requirements.
- Oversee the transition of development hardware into series production, including robustness testing and qualification testing.
- Perform technical investigations to provide data for problem assessment, design improvements and support development of solutions to technical issues.
Core Skills:
- Analogue & High-speed Digital Circuit Design
- Must hold a current SC security clearance.
- Design, Simulation & Layout using Zuken
- FPGA/CPLD Circuit Design and Simulation using Xilinx ISE, Vivado, Libero, and others
- Perform design proving test and trials in laboratory
- Diagnose hardware problems using various methods; e.g. visual inspection, signal/data analysis in design
- Knowledge of mixed signal board techniques
- Appreciation of mechanical design & module packaging
- Familiar with design tools including Zuken, Orcad, LTSpice, and others
- Be able to write high quality test requirements and test reports
- Some experience of product lifecycles from concept through to production.
Desirable Skills:
- Radar experience with hardware implementation
