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Lead RF Design EngineerRole: Lead RF Design Engineer Location & Working Model: Based in Stevenage, typically 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification (hybrid working available). Salary: Circa £75,000 (dependent on experience)Join an award-winning European defence technology innovator, recently recognised among the Top Ten “Very Big” Employers in the UK for workplace excellence. This is a rare opportunity to take on a leadership role at the forefront of advanced RF and antenna design — driving world-class engineering solutions that help shape the future of defence systems.What you’ll be doing:• Lead and inspire a team of RF and antenna engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.• Oversee the design and delivery of complex RF systems and sub-systems, ensuring projects meet demanding performance, cost, and schedule objectives.• Provide day-to-day leadership and technical guidance, supporting engineers across multiple projects and work packages.• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams — including systems, hardware, and project management — to integrate RF solutions into wider product architectures.• Contribute to system architecture discussions and champion best practices in RF design, testing, and verification.• Work alongside other Team Leads, Technical Experts, and Group Leads to drive capability growth within the function and define future technical strategy.What we’re looking for:Essential:• Proven experience leading and delivering complex RF design programmes within a multidisciplinary environment.• Strong practical knowledge of RF circuit design and testing across a wide frequency range (approx. 30 MHz – 30 GHz).• Hands-on experience with components such as LNAs, HPAs, filters, local oscillators, synthesisers, and modulators.• Working knowledge of digital, analogue, and power supply design principles.• Competence with RF and antenna design tools (e.g. Microwave Office, HFSS), including layout.• Solid understanding of modern radio transceiver system architectures.• Awareness of manufacturing and testing processes, including design for manufacture and test (DFM/DFT).• Strong project management and planning skills (Excel, Primavera P6, or MS Project advantageous).• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.Desirable:• Experience working within the defence, aerospace, or communications sector.• Background in mentoring and developing engineering talent.• Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with high-level strategic input.What’s in it for you:• Bonus potential up to 21% of base salary.• Pension scheme with total contributions up to 14%.• Flexible working arrangements and support for compressed hours.• Enhanced parental leave – up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, plus enhanced paternity, neonatal and fertility treatment leave.• Excellent site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.Lead some of the UK’s most advanced RF design projects in a world-class engineering environment — where innovation, leadership, and impact go hand in hand.For further information feel free to reach me at 02895213213, or simply apply! Reference: AMC/RKI