Senior / Principal RF Engineer

Location: UK - Lincoln; relocation support may be available

Company

hirify.global, part of Teledyne Technologies, designs and manufactures advanced RF and microwave technology for aerospace, defence, radar, and other demanding applications.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of RF and microwave components, systems, and multifunction assemblies operating from 500MHz to 40GHz.
• Develop radar receiver protection solutions, RF and microwave switches, RF systems and subsystems, frequency converters, transceivers, and amplifiers.
• Contribute throughout the engineering lifecycle, from concept exploration and emerging technology research through detailed design and delivery support.
• Help shape the technology roadmap and evaluate new RF and microwave technologies.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams, solve complex RF design challenges, and support the development of other engineers.
• Work directly with customers alongside Sales & Marketing teams.

Requirements

• Strong experience in RF and microwave engineering.
• Experience in several relevant areas, including RF and microwave circuit or component design.
• Experience with RF front-end protection and/or waveguide limiters.
• RF design experience for aerospace, defence, or similarly complex applications.
• Experience designing and developing at frequencies up to 40GHz.
• Experience with 3D electromagnetic simulation tools such as CST or HFSS.
• Experience with microwave/RF design tools such as AWR or ADS.
• It is not necessary to match every listed area; transferable RF/microwave design experience is considered.

Culture & Benefits

• Technically influential role with the opportunity to shape technical direction and future technologies.
• Full-time employment with UK benefits.
• Company pension matching employee contributions up to 7%.
• 25 days' annual leave, with the option to purchase an additional week.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, life assurance worth four times basic annual salary, enhanced family-friendly benefits, and company sick pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme, physical, mental and financial wellbeing support, employee discounts, Cycle to Work scheme, reward and recognition programme, and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives.