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Senior RF Engineer
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC). Design, develop, and optimise RF systems underpinning OQC’s quantum computing platform .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in RF and microwave hardware development, including design, simulation, and testing. Capable of providing technical leadership and managing complex projects while collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
RF Design ExpertiseMicrowave Hardware DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipData Analysis SkillsSupplier Engagement
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Hard Skills
RF Circuit DesignMicrowave I/O AnalysisSignal-To-Noise OptimisationLaboratory TestingSimulation ModellingRoot-Cause AnalysisPerformance ValidationTechnical DocumentationProject OwnershipProcess Improvement
Soft Skills
Stakeholder CommunicationMentoringAdaptabilityCreativityInfluencing
Tools & Technologies
Modelling ToolsPython Scripting
Certifications & Qualifications
Degree in ElectronicsDegree in PhysicsDegree in EngineeringPostgraduate Qualification in RF EngineeringPostgraduate Qualification in Microwave Engineering
Industry Keywords
Quantum ComputingAdvanced TechnologyResearch EnvironmentsHighly Regulated EnvironmentsMultidisciplinary Engineering
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPython
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design, develop, and optimise RF systems underpinning OQC’s quantum computing platform
- Architect and deliver RF control, readout, and packaging solutions
- Design, simulate, test, and optimise RF and microwave circuitry using modelling tools and laboratory experimentation
- Lead RF characterisation activities, including microwave I/O analysis, filtering design, signal-to-noise optimisation, and performance validation
- Investigate complex technical issues, drive root-cause analysis, and implement data-led design improvements
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and cryogenic engineering teams across the quantum computing stack
- Manage technical engagement with RF suppliers, evaluate components, and support hardware quality assurance
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and contribute to roadmap planning, delivery forecasting, and engineering best practices
- Own RF hardware development from concept through deployment
Requirements
What you’ll need- Proven experience developing RF and microwave hardware solutions
- Strong RF design, simulation, and modelling expertise
- Experience with RF laboratory testing, validation, and characterisation methodologies
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and system integration challenges independently
- Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering environments
- Strong data analysis, stakeholder communication, and technical documentation skills
- Ability to balance technical trade-offs, risk, manufacturability, and performance requirements
- Experience engaging with suppliers and technical partners
- Technical leadership capability, including project ownership and mentoring of engineers
- Degree in Electronics, Physics, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Postgraduate qualification in RF Engineering, Microwave Engineering, Electronics, Physics, or a related discipline (nice-to-have)
- Experience leading complex technical projects or work packages (nice-to-have)
- Experience within advanced technology, research, or highly regulated environments (nice-to-have)
- Knowledge of project planning, risk analysis, and process improvement methodologies (nice-to-have)
- Python scripting experience (nice-to-have)
- Strong influencing, adaptability, creativity, and leadership skills (nice-to-have)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Culture of bold innovation
- Access to unique lab infrastructure
- Opportunity to work on commercially viable quantum computing and redefine the limits of computation