Senior RF Electronic Design Engineer in Barnet

Sportable is a leading sports technology company on a mission to solve the hardest problems in elite sports using cutting edge technology. From bare metal to cloud Sportable is a multidisciplinary mecca for sports and technology enthusiasts. If you're a data scientist, computer scientist, physicist, sports scientist, engineer, business graduate, graphic designer, mechanical designer, creative or just passionate about the intersection of elite sports and bleeding edge technology then Sportable is your place.

We are looking for an experienced RF electronic design engineer to take a leading role in the development of our UWB locating system for sports applications. With experience in the consumer/embedded electronics industry, the candidate would have been through the complete development cycle of hardware products, and will ideally have a record of successfully leading the RF portions of some of these efforts all the way to production and market launch.

This is an opportunity to become a part of a talented multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Electronics, SW development all the way from embedded to web frontend, Mechanical and Data Science engineers, and a chance to step into a highly motivating start-up environment where one can make a direct impact to our world class customer by solving complex technical problems. This role is the perfect opportunity for someone willing to become a major technical stakeholder in the architecture, design and validation of our ambitious systems, while keeping a very hands-on involvement in the RF design.

Responsibilities:  

• Take a leading role in the RF design and architecture of our current and next generation products. 
• Hands-on implementation & validation of the RF front end and antenna integrations of our products ; including test in the lab as well as in the field to compare and adjust system performance and design.in its environment.   
• Communicate clearly and efficiently with other members of the hardware team. 

Technical Skills:  

• Experience implementing and configuring software controlled digital-input RF transceivers, such as WiFi and Bluetooth. Ideally experienced with UWB transceivers. 
• RF front-end design and measurements to 10 GHz 
• Antenna selection/integration/design for embedded products  
• Proven Digital and Analog Electronics design experience, preferably with a focus on battery powered applications. 
• Experience with certification process: CE, UKCA, FCC   
• Comfortable with eCAD tools for Schematics and Layout (Altium preferably)  
• (nice to have) Understanding of Embedded SW constraints  
• (nice to have) Experience in a smaller company or start-up environment 

Personal qualities:  

• Thrive in fast-paced start-up environment  
• Hands-on attitude   
• Good communication 
• Attention to details 
• Interest in current sports trend and analytics   

Reporting to:  

• Electronics Engineering Team Lead 

Directly interacting with:

• Electronic Engineering Team
• Head of Hardware
• Project manager
• Embedded Software Team / SW Product Owner
• Mechanical Design Engineers

Location:

The job would be located at least 4 days a week in our office at the StoneX Stadium in Barnet, with travel to external test houses required on occasion.

Perks:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous annual leave - 25 days holiday excluding. bank holidays
• Flexible working environment - remote working days
• Cake on your Birthday
• Perkbox after completing your probation
• Perkbox Medical
• Occupational sick leave
• £400/ year for training
• Team Socials
• Free fruits and Snacks in the office
• Tax-Free Nursery Benefit after completing your probation

Diversity Statement

Sportable is a committed equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from disabled candidates, and those form minority ethnic backgrounds.