Analogue RF Engineer

Location:

Crawley, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radio communications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
** Analogue RF Engineer

Location:

Crawley, full-time hybrid working with 3 days in the office, plus travel*
* ** What the role has to offer
*** Join us for exceptional growth opportunities and increasing technical responsibility
* You’ll gain hands-on experience in RF and analogue support, primarily in HF with exciting opportunities in VHF
* We aim to triple in size over the coming years through self-funded development and a passionate, talented team
** Our Opportunity
** Join our team to provide hands-on RF and analogue support, focusing mainly on the HF domain with opportunities to work in VHF as well. Your day-to-day will involve evaluating solutions, troubleshooting, and designing circuits using simulation tools like RF and Spice to enhance development. You’ll create detailed circuit schematics and collaborate closely with PCB layout engineers to bring designs to life.

Additionally, you’ll design electronic hardware rigs and assemblies, performing integration, verification, and qualification testing. You’ll produce comprehensive design documentation throughout the product lifecycle—from capturing requirements to defining test specifications.

This role offers excellent growth potential, with opportunities to take on increasing technical responsibility as you develop your expertise.

Applicants can include suitably experienced RF Network Architects, RF Electronic Hardware Engineers, and Analogue RF Engineers seeking a new challenge. We also welcome applications from Junior Analogue RF Engineers and Associate RF Engineers eager to take the next step in their careers.

** Building a Future, we can all trust.
** SIX supplies defence and security customers with secure communications and resilient network, intelligence and surveillance systems, command and control systems and information systems security solutions. Thales designs radios and embedded and tactical communications systems for all three sectors (land, air and sea), identification friend or foe (IFF) systems, radio navigation systems and solutions for electronic communications warfare.

Hardware forms the backbone of many of Thales’s state-of-the-art solutions, driven by innovation and the pursuit of new technologies. In this field, you’ll be at the forefront of developing groundbreaking solutions that impress and exceed our customers’ expectations.

** What We Offer You
** We offer a competitive salary and benefits package designed to support our employees’ wellbeing and professional growth, which includes:
* Performance related annual bonus (VCP)
* Pension – match like-for-like up to 7% of annual base salary
* Life Assurance – 2 x base salary minimum (8 x salary if part of the pension scheme)
* Income Protection – 50% of salary less state benefits for 5 years
* Annual Leave – 201 hours, bank holidays, plus 1 company day
* Private Medical Insurance - Couples cover
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 1:00pm
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* 24 hours paid leave for…