Job description
About the Role
Our client, a prominent innovator in UK defence technology, is offering an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned RF Team Lead to join their forward-thinking and high-achieving engineering group. This role places you at the heart of pioneering defence projects and offers excellent prospects for advancing your career—whether in technical leadership or people management.
Role Overview
As the RF Team Lead, you’ll collaborate closely with fellow leads, specialists, and the group head to develop advanced RF solutions for some of the most challenging and high-profile defence initiatives in the UK. Your leadership and technical acumen will be key to ensuring project success, aligning with strict standards and demanding timelines. If you're a technically adept leader with a passion for RF innovation, this position will be a great fit.
Key Responsibilities
Our client, a prominent innovator in UK defence technology, is offering an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned RF Team Lead to join their forward-thinking and high-achieving engineering group. This role places you at the heart of pioneering defence projects and offers excellent prospects for advancing your career—whether in technical leadership or people management.
Role Overview
As the RF Team Lead, you’ll collaborate closely with fellow leads, specialists, and the group head to develop advanced RF solutions for some of the most challenging and high-profile defence initiatives in the UK. Your leadership and technical acumen will be key to ensuring project success, aligning with strict standards and demanding timelines. If you're a technically adept leader with a passion for RF innovation, this position will be a great fit.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead key workstreams, fostering a high-performing, collaborative team environment.
- Design and deliver sophisticated RF systems covering 30MHz to 30GHz, with practical experience in components like LNAs, high-power amplifiers, filters, oscillators, and modulators.
- Employ advanced tools such as Microwave Office and HFSS for RF and antenna development, ensuring design integrity through to manufacture.
- Provide both technical direction and people leadership, motivating your team toward excellence.
- Manage project deliverables using tools like Excel, MS Project, or Primavera P6 to ensure timely and cost-effective outcomes.
- Extensive hands-on RF design experience, particularly at the component level, across a broad frequency range.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Strong knowledge of contemporary radio transceiver technologies, covering digital, analogue, and power systems.
- Understanding of DFM (design for manufacture) and DFT (design for test) principles and related production methods.
- Solid project management capabilities to keep complex tasks aligned and on schedule.
- Career Development: Clear pathways for progression in both technical and leadership tracks.
- Work-Life Balance: Hybrid setup with approximately three days per week on-site.
- Compensation: Competitive salary around £75,000, with bonus potential up to 21% and pension contributions reaching 14%.
- Leave Benefits: Comprehensive support for parental and fertility-related leave.
- Workplace Perks: Enjoy excellent on-site amenities, including subsidised meals and complimentary parking.