Principal Antenna Design Engineer

RF systems expert with strong physics theoretical knowledge including Matlab simulation and physical RF antenna implementation. The role will be to work from new scientific concepts of what is possible to build and test then improvement from real world testing. This iterative process is used by the team to create new and reliable communications platforms.

Principal Antenna Design Engineer required to design RF antennas and specify Hardware, Firmware and Software requirements driving RF layout, FPGA and software design.

Skills

Satellite Communications modem constellation terminals, space network routing, security, encryption, near field, far fields, RF, Digital, Software, Hardware considering Mechanical and Thermal limitations.

Scientific undergraduate degree in Physics

Physics, electromagnetics or antenna theory related post graduate qualification ideally to PhD level.

Electromagnetic field modelling.

ANSYS HFSS, CST, XFDTD, COMSOL etc.

Role

RF architecture and design.

Antenna RF performance modelling in Ansys HFSS, Matlab or Python.

Specification and analysis of chamber testing.

RF layout, FPGA and associated software design detailing.

Advise on Antenna testing.