RF Payload Engineer
Location
Guildford, Surrey
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 02, 2026
RF Engineer / RF Payload Engineer | Space/Satellite | Guildford | Hybrid | Competitive salary & package
RF Engineer role for Design, implementation and verification of RF payload solutions into spacecraft missions
Key Tasks
Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop RF payload solutions for Spacecraft missions
System level design and performance analysis of RF payloads (communications, radar, SIGINT)
Specification of payload hardware including transmitters, receivers and antennas
Specification of in-orbit or ground-based signal processing solutions
Specification and development of tools for payload design, test and calibration
Work with other Spacecraft engineering teams and/or external subcontractors to develop and implement payload hardware and signal processing solutions
Define and support payload verification by on ground environmental test and in-orbit commissioning
Manage payload delivery, integration and test
Work package mana...
RF Engineer role for Design, implementation and verification of RF payload solutions into spacecraft missions
Key Tasks
Work with multidisciplinary teams to develop RF payload solutions for Spacecraft missions
System level design and performance analysis of RF payloads (communications, radar, SIGINT)
Specification of payload hardware including transmitters, receivers and antennas
Specification of in-orbit or ground-based signal processing solutions
Specification and development of tools for payload design, test and calibration
Work with other Spacecraft engineering teams and/or external subcontractors to develop and implement payload hardware and signal processing solutions
Define and support payload verification by on ground environmental test and in-orbit commissioning
Manage payload delivery, integration and test
Work package mana...