Antenna & RF Engineer

Role Description Summary

We are actively seeking an Antenna and RF Engineer to support UK programmes for systems engineering activities. This role will ensure that engineering deliverables are executed and understood to meet contractual requirements, industry standards, and company expectations. The position involves working cross-functionally with multi-functional teams to ensure you help the client design, procure, install, test, commission and maintain a diverse set of satcom terminals at their critical sites across UK projects.

Primary Responsibilities

Leads the Antenna and RF engineering outputs for UK programmes:

• Interfacing with cross-functional matrixed organisations engaged in delivery of the multiple programmes to provide antenna and RF domain experience and knowledge required for UK Programmes.
• Responsible for managing system engineering deliverables of all antenna and RF projects: requirements capture and analysis, standards and compliance review of design and producing required design documentation.

• Analyzing requirements and designs to develop successful action plans.

• Manage technical response and technical compliance for designs, including internal commercial approvals.
• Liaise between SES vendor management teams and vendors to manage technical compliance and meet customer deliverables.
• Collaborates with UK programmes internal and external teams to achieve performance and conformance within the UK programmes area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical or related field.
• 7 years of experience in engineering, defence, and SATCOM.
• Knowledge of ground station equipment to include up and down converters, power amplifiers, receivers, and other antenna elements; low-voltage power distribution, backup battery, generator systems, and international electrical standards.

• In-depth knowledge of Systems Engineering on large and/or complex engineering projects.

• Experience with defence contracts, governance, and transition projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Service Delivery, Service Operations, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• Valid UK Security Clearance required.

Preferable competencies

• Experience with ISO standards, DEFCONs, DEFSTANs and JSPs.
• Familiarity with various requirement and document management tools such as DOORs, AzureDevOps.

• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals.

• Technical knowledge of SATCOM systems and operations.

• A willingness to take ownership of a situation and lead commercial discussions with cross disciplinary teams with multiple priorities.