Senior RF Antenna Design Engineer
7 days ago
Grantham
Senior RF Antenna Design Engineer - Electronic Warfare Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire (Hybrid) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior RF Antenna Design Engineer to join a confidential, UK-based defence technology organisation specialising in electronic warfare systems. This role sits within a growing and highly capable RF engineering team developing advanced antenna and RF subsystems across HF to SHF frequencies for complex, mission-critical applications. This position is ideal for an experienced, hands-on RF and antenna engineer who enjoys technical ownership, solving complex electromagnetic challenges, and mentoring junior engineers, while contributing to the development of a strong UK-based R&D capability. Main Responsibilities of the Senior RF Antenna Design Engineer (Lincoln / Hybrid): • Design, simulate, and develop RF and microwave antenna systems for electronic warfare applications, • Own antenna and RF design activities from concept through simulation, prototyping, test, and production handover, • Carry out electromagnetic modelling and optimisation using CST, HFSS, Keysight ADS and Microwave Office, • Act as a senior technical contributor on projects, supporting architectural decisions and design reviews, • Collaborate closely with RF, electronics, systems, and mechanical engineers to ensure optimal system integration, • Support development of RF subsystems including filters, amplifiers, switches, and associated control interfaces, • Perform antenna, RF, and EMC testing, correlating lab results with simulation data, • Produce high-quality technical documentation and contribute to internal and customer-facing reviews, • Mentor and technically support junior RF and antenna engineers within the team, • Proven experience in RF and microwave antenna design for defence, electronic warfare, or other high-reliability environments, • Strong grounding in electromagnetic theory, RF propagation, and antenna performance metrics, • Hands-on experience with CST, HFSS, Keysight Microwave Office and ADS, • Practical experience across simulation, prototyping, measurement, and validation, • Experience contributing to or leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers, • Ability to communicate complex RF concepts clearly within multidisciplinary teams, • Full-time, permanent role, • Hybrid working, with regular onsite presence in Lincoln, • Competitive salary and benefits package, • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge electronic warfare antenna and RF technology 01582 878 830 JBRP1_UKTJ