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Quest Global

Senior RF/ Microwave Engineer

City of Edinburgh
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Quest Global is an organisation at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognised expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognise that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The Senior RF/ Microwave engineers would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of RF/ Microwave circuitry on complex systems for airborne Radar products.

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The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced RF / Microwave engineers working on the same project.

Job Responsibilities

  • Creating high-quality and robust RF/ Microwave circuit designs
  • Documenting and recording deliverables
  • Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
  • Keeping designs under configuration control
  • Providing progress reports

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Work Experience

  • Microwave PCB materials & design techniques
  • Microwave Sub-System design
  • Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology
  • Design of complex microwave switch matrix
  • Application of microwave GaAs/ GaN MMICs
  • Design of complex passive microwave structures
  • S-parameter manipulation
  • EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques
  • Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling
  • Matching network design
  • Microwave component selection
  • Understanding of Radar / RF Systems, including experience of Frequency synthesizer design, Receiver architectures and design, General RF and Microwave PCB-level design with COTS active & passive components
  • Proficient in one or more of the following RF / Microwave design tools: AWR Microwave office, CST Microwave studio, Keysight (Agilent) ADS, or AWR Visual System Simulator

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Desirable

  • Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systems
  • Previous experience of designing DDS, PLL, DAC, ADC circuits, high dynamic range / low-noise design & minimising phase noise
  • Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirements
  • Experience of supervising other RF/ Microwave engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team

Qualifications

  • Honours or Masters degree in Electronic Engineering or a related STEM subject, with specialisation in RF/ Microwave circuit design
  • UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
  • Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage
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Skills

RF Design
Microwave Circuitry
PCB Design
EM Simulation
S-parameter Manipulation
GaAs/GaN MMICs
Radar Systems
AWR Microwave Office
CST Microwave Studio
Keysight ADS
Frequency Synthesizer Design
Receiver Architectures
Non-linear Circuit Simulation
Matching Network Design
Hardware Verification
SC Clearance

Location

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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