Lead RF Engineer
Filtronic
· Sedgefield, England
· Aug 19, 2026
Filtronic is looking for a Lead RF Engineer to join our team, based at our new state-of-the-art facility in County Durham UK, to work on a range of exciting products from concept through to production.
Responsibilities:
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Our products range from low volume niche opportunity devices to high volume telecommunications and defence equipment.
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Purpose of Role:
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Responsible for leading the design of RF/mmW elements and systems, ensuring that electrical performance, quality, cost and manufacturability requirements are met.
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The Lead RF Engineer will provide technical leadership at a senior level across design activities, support project delivery and help develop best practice within the engineering team.
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Lead the design and development of RF/mmW sub-circuits, sub-modules and systems within telecommunications and defence products.
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Take technical responsibility for RF/mmW specification, design, simulation, realisation and verification.
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Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers within the team.
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Carry out system line-up analysis, tolerance analysis and design for manufacture.
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Support the selection of components, ICs and MMICs, including liaison with suppliers where required.
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Work closely with mechanical, electronics, PCB layout, manufacturing and test teams to deliver robust product designs.
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Prepare and review design documentation, including design logbooks, data packs, peer reviews and design release information.
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Lead and participate in design reviews, identifying and managing technical risks.
Requirements:
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Relevant Degree or equivalent, preferably in RF, Microwave, Electronics or Communications Engineering.
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Significant experience in RF/mmW circuit or system design.
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Experience using RF design tools such as Microwave Office, CST, EMPro or ADS.
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Strong understanding of microwave circuit design, system line-up analysis, tolerance/yield analysis and design for manufacture.
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Experience of transceiver, amplifier, filter, module or subsystem design would be beneficial.
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Ability to lead technical activities and support the development of other engineers.
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- Company
- Filtronic
- Location
- Sedgefield, England
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Category
- Engineering
- Posted
- Aug 19, 2026
- Source
- Original posting ↗