Verification & Validation Engineer/RF Satellites

Job Title:Verification & Validation Engineer/RF Satellites
Location: United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: Up to £60k per annum
Start Date: 03/11/2025
Job Type: Permanent

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

To succeed in this role, you should bring deep expertise in RF testing and functional validation of satellite payloads on hardware testbenches. A strong grasp of software-hardware integration and debugging is essential, along with hands-on experience validating firmware features across ASIC, DSP, and FPGA platforms. You'll be comfortable working in Linux environments, familiar with safety-critical software standards, and confident navigating configuration management tools and the software development life cycle.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

To succeed in this role, you should bring deep expertise in RF testing and functional validation of satellite payloads on hardware testbenches. A strong grasp of software-hardware integration and debugging is essential, along with hands-on experience validating firmware features across ASIC, DSP, and FPGA platforms. You'll be comfortable working in Linux environments, familiar with safety-critical software standards, and confident navigating configuration management tools and the software development life cycle.

• Proven experience in RF testing and firmware validation on hardware boards (ASIC, DSP, FPGA)
• Strong understanding of software-hardware integration, issue debugging, and test specification development
• Familiarity with safety-critical software standards (eg MISRA, DO178-C) and tools like Git, Jira, DOORS
• Working knowledge of CCSDS standards, with Eclipse and Java experience considered a plus

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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