Radio Frecuency Hardware Engineer
Summary
Develops the analog RF front-end (processing chain) for GNSS receivers in the defence and aerospace sector: defining system requirements and RF architectures, selecting and integrating COTS components like oscillators and ADCs, building prototypes, and running lab-based functional testing, hardware validation, and technical documentation.
We're looking for a Radio Frequency Hardware Engineer to develop the analog processing chain (front-end) for GNSS receivers within the defence and aerospace sector.
🎯 Responsibilities
- Define and analyze the technical and functional requirements of RF systems.
- Design RF system architectures, identifying functional blocks and their interfaces.
- Select and integrate commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, including oscillators and ADCs.
- Design and develop prototypes of the analog processing chain for GNSS receivers.
- Define, plan, and execute functional tests to verify compliance with system requirements.
- Perform hardware integration and validation activities, identifying issues and proposing technical solutions.
- Use laboratory equipment to characterize and verify prototypes, perform measurements, and analyze results.
- Prepare technical documentation, including requirements specifications, architecture descriptions, interface definitions, test procedures, and validation reports.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams during the integration of electronic and RF systems.
🛠️ Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in RF hardware systems development.
- University degree in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in systems engineering, including requirements definition, system design, functional architecture, and interface definition.
- Experience designing and integrating electronic systems based on commercial off-the-shelf components.
- Experience defining, preparing, and executing hardware functional tests and requirements verification activities.
- Hands-on experience using laboratory equipment for hardware testing and characterization, such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and multimeters.
- Ability to analyze experimental results, identify integration issues, and propose technical solutions.
- Experience preparing technical documentation, including requirements specifications, design documents, test procedures, and validation reports.
➕ Nice to have
- Knowledge of the analog reception chain for GNSS signals.
- Familiarity with CRPA (Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna) technology.
🤗 We offer
- Flexible start and finish times, with intensive working hours on Fridays and during summer.
- Personalized career development plans, training, and language-learning support.
- National and international mobility opportunities.
- Competitive compensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation, and brand discounts.
- Wellbeing program including health, dental, and accident insurance; free fruit and coffee; and physical, mental, and financial health training.
Must-have skills: System Architecture, Requirements Analysis.
Nice-to-have skills: Integration, Functional Testing, Embedded Hardware.
Open only to candidates already eligible to work in the EU.