Principal Antenna Engineer (RF)

What you'll do

Our metasurface engineers have built something genuinely new in beam-steering. Your job is to turn it into antenna products that perform, scale and ship. You'll own antenna design and performance from architecture through prototype, integration and production release, working closely with our CTO and alongside mechanical, hardware, software and systems engineering. It's a senior individual contributor role: you'll be the technical lead for antennas, with your hands firmly on the design and the measurements.

• Design, simulate and optimise phased-array and beam-steering antenna systems
• Own the performance budgets: gain, bandwidth, efficiency, scan angle, and the thermal and mechanical constraints that come with them
• Turn customer and system requirements into detailed antenna specs
• Run architecture trade studies across cost, performance, manufacturability and schedule
• Work with our metasurface specialists to turn novel concepts into robust product designs
• Define how we test, from chamber to near-field and far-field, and get to the bottom of any gap between simulation and measurement
• Contribute to IP and patent strategy
• Mentor junior engineers as the team grows, and help shape our antenna tools and methods

What you'll bring

• Around 5-10 years in RF and antenna product development
• A track record of taking RF or antenna hardware from concept through prototype, integration and verification
• Antenn
• Strong skills in CST, HFSS, ADS or equivalent
• Hands-on RF test experience with VNAs, chambers and ranges
• Sound judgement when making trade-offs against time and budget
• A degree in electronic or RF engineering, physics or a related discipline (MEng, PhD or equivalent)
• You're comfortable owning decisions when things are still taking shape

Bonus points if

• You've worked at X, Ku or Ka band
• You've worked on defence, aerospace or satcom programmes
• You've helped build a near-field or far-field range
• You automate your work with MATLAB or Python
• You've worked in a start-up or fast-paced product team
• You've worked with external design partners or suppliers

About us

KVector is building breakthrough beam-steering antenna technology for the next generation of communications and radar systems.

Our proprietary Dynamic MetaSurface (DMS) tech makes phased-array performance lighter, lower-power and more scalable - across X to E band and beyond.

What you'll get

The chance to define antenna engineering at a company with genuinely new technology

We welcome people from all backgrounds, identities and ways of thinking, and actively seek out diverse perspectives. If you need any support or adjustments during the application process, please reach out to us - we're here to help.

Please Note:

We do not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies, as we work exclusively with selected partners. Unsolicited submissions are treated as direct applications, with no fees payable.