# Lead RF Engineer

Job Description: Your Impact We have an opportunity for a talented RF Engineer to lead the RF discipline for the Airborne AESA Radar (AAR) sector, driving the development of advanced, cutting-edge surveillance radar technologies. This is a highly dynamic and forward-thinking environment where innovation and a desire to do things differently are actively encouraged. It is an excellent opportunity to broaden your technical and leadership experience. Leading the RF design team, you will provide technicl leadership across a broad portfolio of radar programmes, shaping the RF strategy and influencing key technology decisions. Leading a team of RF engineers, you will oversee the current development of a state-of-the-art digital receiver for the Osprey 55 system, while also contributing to the wider AAR product portfolio, including Osprey 20, Osprey, Seaspray and Raven. This is a varied and influential role that covers multiple Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and is an opportunity to make a significant impact across the sector. You will work across the full product lifecycle, from concepts and technology development through to system integration, verification and customer delivery. A key

- **Id**: 3716177
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/leonardo-lead-rf-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T20:31:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5957
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Gym membership, Hybrid work
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR, Defense Manufacturing, Aircraft Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 54177
- **Name**: Leonardo
- **Domain**: leonardo.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/leonardo-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 201
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.945
- **Repost share**: 0.02
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 27
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T00:50:43Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Secondment Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 62
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.624
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:7, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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