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Senior Antenna RF Design Engineer
2015-01-21 19:06:30| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for a Senior RF Antenna Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence Space in Stevenage. You will be a member of a dynamic centre of competence CoC for the provision of innovative, worldclass antenna solutions for a large multinational satellite company. You will design, manage and deliver RF Antenna Systems for Satellite applications. The Antenna CoC is assigned the responsibility to provide the Airbus DS antenna expertise to the company programmes. The group has responsibility for the provision of antennas and the definition of company research development in the field of antenna technologies. The Antennas represent key technology within the spacecraft product and are highly complex having unique technical requirements high launch stress and cryogenic temperatures, that extend across many disciplines. The successful candidate will be subject to UK National Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include RF design, analysis and verification of satellite antennas using in house and proprietary software packages Participation in, and management of proposal activities RF analysis of antenna performance in the space environment thermal and manufacturing distortions scattering, coupling and other interactions with the spacecraft and the other antennas on it. Tradeoff studies of antenna concepts for satellite applications Contributing to innovative RD programmes Provision of RF support to the manufacture of antennas and their components Provision of RF support to the test of antenna feed chains and antenna assemblies Active involvement in integrated design team including support to drawing office, mechanical and thermal design Generating presentation material for design reviews and presenting material at meetings Attendance at and contributions to seminars and conferences. This role will involve some travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly. We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Master in Microwave or RF engineering or Electrical engineering, mathematics or physics graduate, minimum 21 Experience of working in a space environment Experience in Antennas Experience of project management Understand and appreciate the antenna significance within satellite applications Ability to work in a team environment Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills Ability to translate requirements into physical design Computer literate Fluent in English, French German language skills desirable. Please apply on line for this vacancy on line at our careers site www.jobs.airbusgroup.com with your CV attached. To apply click here
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