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Location/Division: Rickmansworth

Position: RF & Optics Team Leader

Location: Rickmansworth

Reporting to: Head of Hardware Development

 

ETL Systems Ltd:

ETL Systems has been at the forefront of RF design and manufacturing for over 35 years. It designs and builds essential elements of critical satellite communications infrastructure. Its culture of innovation and solutioneering approach have established it as a market leader in the field, with revenue growing 30x since 2003. In 2020, ETL Systems received significant investment from CBPE Capital, enabling the management team to drive forward their ambitious growth plan.

ETL’s rapid growth and success have been recognised at the UK's highest level, winning three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in International Trade. The top 20 satellite operators and teleports utilise ETL’s products as a testament to that success. Around the world, 75% of NATO governments use ETL Systems equipment to protect their citizens.

Today, the company offers a full suite of solutions between the antenna and the modem for both the uplink and downlink chains. In 2019, ETL expanded its range to include instrumentation and measurement equipment for the set-up and testing of RF chains through its acquisition of Atlantic Microwave Ltd.

 

Role Overview:

In the role of RF & Optics Team Leader, you will line manage a team of experienced and junior engineers to ensure work is effectively allocated and executed on time and to budget. You will work collaboratively with other project stakeholders to support the design and development of new and existing products across the whole range of ETL’s product portfolio.

 

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate will be degree qualified and come from a background in RF hardware design. They will have prior experience leading and mentoring a team of engineers on RF design projects to achieve performance, budget, and schedule requirements.

With excellent technical knowledge of RF circuit design and measurement covering a broad range of functions and frequencies from DC up to Ka-band, they will use their experience to guide RF designs to achieve internal and external customer requirements.

They will have a practical and pragmatic approach, displaying strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to build good working relationships with other key stakeholders within engineering and across the wider business. 

 

Key Accountabilities:

• To lead and undertake the hands-on RF design and development of a range of RF & Microwave products over the spectrum of IF, L-Band, C-Band, X-Band, Ku-Band, K-Band and Ka-Bands.
• To ensure a high standard of documentation is delivered to accompany designs, for example, technical documentation and datasheets, requirements, design documents, test reports, technical briefings, and other documents required for gate reviews.
• Day-to-day leadership of the RF and Optics Team, including mentoring members within their team, ensuring the team is motivated and able to deliver work to agreed standards of quality and on time.
• To deliver successful RF designs to time and budget and provide accurate time/cost estimations for new projects.
• To liaise closely with Team Leaders and Engineers from other disciplines (e.g. Mechanical, PCB, Electronics, Software, Test) to ensure products meet the requirements.
• To liaise closely with colleagues from across the business (e.g. Production, Operations, Sales & Marketing etc.) and other Project Stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of customer deliverables.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely.
• Provide regular and effective progress updates to the Engineering management team.
• To contribute to the expansion of RF/Microwave knowledge, processes, and techniques within the company.
• Occasional business travel to attend conferences, exhibitions, seminars, and networking events outside of working hours.
• To commit to the continuous improvement of self, team and ETL.

 

Desirables:

Qualifications/Experience:

• Batchelor’s or Master’s degree with minimum of 4 years industry experience.
• Experience of satellite industry and instrumentation products.
• Understanding of RF technologies and RF design techniques.
• Strong technical experience, including experience of managing RF, hardware, and software implementation.

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Creative yet pragmatic problem-solving skills. Methodical, hands-on, and detail oriented.
• Excellent planning, execution, and project-management skills.
• Experience with RF/PCB design tools (AWR, HFSS, Altium, or similar)
• Sound experience in Microsoft Office.

Attributes:

• The ability to develop excellent working relationships.
• Results orientated with the ability to take actions and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.
• Positive, confident, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Flexible and adaptable to fast paced changing environments.

 

ETL People Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service.
• Buy and sell holiday scheme.
• Company Pension.
• Annual Bonus & Salary Review.
• Career Development and Training for all roles.
• Casual Business Dress.
• Free employee refreshments.
• Annual company events.
• ETL Employee Wellbeing Support (free annual flu vaccination, free eye tests, free employee assistance programme, Free GP Access).
• ETL People Perks: Employee discounts (shopping, holidays, gym membership, days out, cinema, dining)
• Free onsite parking, car share scheme and EV charging.
• Flexible Lunchbreaks.
• Core business hours: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm

Diversity Statement

ETL Systems Ltd is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills, or motivations, and we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful. Fostering an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all. If you're interested in learning more, we'd love to chat! Just shoot us an email at careers@etlsystems.com and we'll get back to you with all the details.