Antenna Designer

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Antenna Designer to apply your skills within multi-disciplined team of people including RF Engineers, Systems Engineers, Firmware and Software developers and Digital Electronic Design Engineers.

Job Title: Antenna Designer

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically for this role you will work a minimum of 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen only

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.

The opportunity:

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Antenna Designer to design and develop the Antenna technical solutions for MBDA’s high quality, precision product range.

As part of the Electronic Engineering function of MBDA, your role will be to create, analyse and prototype designs that meet challenging customer requirements within the constraints of limited physical space and harsh operating environments.

This role provides you with a unique opportunity to apply your skills within multi-disciplined team of people including RF Engineers, Systems Engineers, Firmware and Software developers and Digital Electronic Design Engineers. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with other areas of the business, giving you a fantastic opportunity to develop both your knowledge and your professional network.

You'll gain exposure to complex and technologically advanced projects and products, which will provide you with stimulating and interesting experience and, since you will be working with other highly talented and motivated engineers, you will find yourself working in a friendly and supportive environment that encourages career progression and allows you to experience a real feeling of success.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification) with a Radio Frequencies or Antenna design bias having obtained substantial experience in the following areas:
• RF/Microwave Antenna Design in demanding environments
• Design, simulation and layout using HFSS
• Complex Antenna Array simulations/optimisation using HPC/cluster
• Antenna test and trials in an anechoic chamber
• Diagnose Antenna issues using various methods; e.g. visual inspection, data analysis in design
• Manufacturing techniques, capabilities and constraints
• Use of vector network analysers and other test equipment
• Appreciation of mechanical design and module packaging
• Appreciation of mixed signal board techniques
• Clear understanding of engineering tools, processes and procedures
• Generate plan of activities and ability to manage own work
• Consistent ability to deliver required output within agreed timescales

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