RF Hardware Development Engineer

About the role

You will be responsible for the design and development of analogue RF products, covering analysis of customer specifications, sub‑system and detailed design, integration, qualification and follow‑up into production. The position focuses on HF and VHF transmitter design (1.5‑300 MHz) including power amplifiers, filtering, antenna matching units and antenna systems, working within a multidisciplinary engineering team at Thales Tubize.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue RF products from concept to production.
• Analyse customer specifications and create detailed sub‑system designs.
• Integrate and qualify designs, ensuring compliance with international and in‑house quality standards.
• Focus on HF/VHF transmitter design (1.5‑300 MHz) covering power amplifiers, filters, antenna matching and antenna systems.
• Collaborate with layout engineers and guide them in HF/RF circuit implementation.

Required profile

• Civil or industrial engineering degree in electronics‑telecommunications.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in hardware development.
• Strong HF analogue circuit design expertise, including power amplifiers, LNAs, ATUs and high‑power filters.
• Proficiency with analogue circuit simulation tools such as SPICE, ADS and MW Office.
• Experience in robustness and reliability analysis (worst‑case, part stress, MTBF/MTTF calculations).
• Hands‑on laboratory skills for RF tuning and testing using network and spectrum analysers.
• Excellent communication skills in English and fluency in French and/or Dutch.

Required skills

• HF analogue circuit design
• Power amplifier and filter design for 20 W‑10 kW applications
• SPICE, ADS and MW Office simulation
• Robustness and failure‑mode analysis
• MTBF/MTTF reliability calculations
• RF testing with network analysers and spectrum analysers
• Antenna matching and antenna system design