RF Coil Engineer

RF Coil Engineer

Location: Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Salary: £31500 - £45000

Our client develops and manufactures RF coils for a range of applications in neurosurgery, multi-nuclear imaging and spectroscopy.
An RF Engineer is required to join the RF Coil development team. The position will play an important role in the development of new product designs adding to the portfolio of RF Coil products. The post will be involved in all stages of product development from product inception to production, and will ideally suit a skilled RF Engineer/Physicist familiar with MRI and RF Coil development.

Responsibilities:
• Design, development and fabrication of working RF coil prototypes
• Circuit simulation and analysis
• Prepare and review design documentation
• Support the development of production/test methodologies within the company, working closely with production engineering function to ensure effective transfer of new designs into production
• Product verification and validation planning and execution
• Involvement in the procurement of parts; liaising with suppliers as necessary to ensure components meet exacting specification
• Provide technical support to other functions to ensure the company produces products that meet the highest quality and meet customer requirements
• Assure that the quality process is followed and design standards are used for best practice
• Provide Mentoring and support the activities of more junior staff as appropriate

Qualifications and experience:
All applicants are required to have the following:
• A first degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Physics
• Skilled in RF circuit analysis
• Demonstrated knowledge of electromagnetic theory
• Familiarity with RF test equipment
• Strong computing skills

Desirable Expertise:
• Post grad expertise of RF coil design
• Previous industrial expertise in RF Coil product development
• Knowledge of using EM simulation tools/packages
• Expertise in the design of RF electronics and/or antenna design between 10MHz and 400MHz.

Person specification:
The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, will work well within a multi-disciplinary engineering team and will be committed to good design and have a good eye for detail. They will be innovative, and will strive to ensure designs are completed within the agreed time frame to the highest possible standard.