Senior Radio Frequency Engineer

Anduril
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["High-ownership","Low-ego","Mission-focused","Cross-disciplinary collaboration","Attention to detail"]

Own the RF communications architecture for an autonomous attack rotorcraft’s Thunder Mission System. Design, integrate, test, and optimize communications hardware across subsystems while developing RF link budgets, co-site analysis, and desense reports. Configure and validate RF systems and datalinks in lab and field environments, document interconnects, and select/manage radio, antenna, cabling, and component vendors. Represent communications in cross-disciplinary trade studies and troubleshoot real-world performance.

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Senior Radio Frequency Engineer

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Job Summary

Own the RF communications architecture for an autonomous attack rotorcraft’s Thunder Mission System. Design, integrate, test, and optimize communications hardware across subsystems while developing RF link budgets, co-site analysis, and desense reports. Configure and validate RF systems and datalinks in lab and field environments, document interconnects, and select/manage radio, antenna, cabling, and component vendors. Represent communications in cross-disciplinary trade studies and troubleshoot real-world performance.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, design, integrate, test, and optimize communications hardware across the Thunder Mission System and its subsystems.
  • •Develop RF link budgets, co-site analysis, and desense reports and translate them into actionable design decisions.
  • •Configure, simulate, evaluate, and test RF systems and datalinks in the lab and in the field.
  • •Create and maintain RF system interconnect diagrams and supporting design documentation.
  • •Select and manage radio, RF component, cable, and antenna vendors and represent communications in vehicle-level trade studies.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of hands-on industry experience in RF systems design, build, test, and troubleshooting.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related) or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Deep understanding of RF link budgets, co-site analysis, desense, and system-level EMI integration issues.
  • •Fluency with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, power meters, and signal/function generators) and strong measurement judgment.
  • •Experience with RF system modelling/simulation and electrical integration of avionics/payloads into UAVs, ground vehicles, C2 systems, or weapons systems.
Experience:7+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:High-ownershipLow-egoMission-focusedCross-disciplinary collaborationAttention to detail
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonEthernetIP networking

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Security Clearance:UKSV Security Clearance

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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