Principal/Head OCXO Design | Electronic MNC - [Bangalore, IN]

International Permanent £39,895 - £89,763 per year Remote View Job Description
Reporting into the engineering leadership team, the Principal OCXO Design Engineer will be responsible for architecting and developing high-performance Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) products for mission-critical applications.
  • Candidates with 6-15 years of Oscillator or Frequency Control product design
  • Electrical Engineers with experience in Ultra-Low Phase Noise Products preferred

About Our Client

Our client is a global engineering and technology organisation developing advanced solutions for defence, aerospace, communications, precision timing and high-performance electronic systems. As part of their continued investment in next-generation frequency control technologies, they are expanding their Centre of Excellence and are seeking an experienced Principal OCXO Design Head to lead the development of world-class ultra-low phase noise oscillator solutions.

Job Description



Reporting into the Global Leadership, the candidate will be based in BANGALORE, INDIA and will lead architecture and development of high-performance Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) products.

Key responsibilities:

  • Designing and optimising ultra-low phase noise OCXO architectures for defence, aerospace and precision timing applications.
  • Developing oscillator circuits, sustaining amplifiers and thermal control systems to achieve phase noise and frequency stability performance.
  • Selecting, characterising and optimising quartz crystal resonators and associated frequency control components.
  • Performing circuit simulations, worst-case analysis, reliability assessments and compliance evaluations.
  • Developing automated test methodologies for phase noise, ageing, environmental validation.
  • Supporting prototype-to-production transitions
  • Driving innovation across next-generation timing technologies, including MEMS, advanced resonators and emerging oscillator solutions
  • Leading design reviews, technical trade studies and customer-facing engineering discussions.

The Successful Applicant



An ideal candidate will be an electrical engineer with (Master's, PhD preferred) with experience in frequency control products and ultra-low noise analog/RF systems.

They will bring:

  • Proven experience in OCXO, TCXO, VCXO or precision frequency control product design.
  • Strong understanding of phase noise theory, Leeson's model and low-noise amplifier design.
  • Expertise in quartz resonator physics, thermal control systems and precision analog design.
  • Experience using tools such as ADS, AWR Microwave Office, SPICE, MATLAB and Python.
  • Familiarity with aerospace, defence or high-reliability engineering standards.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence, aerospace and precision timing technologies
  • Global exposure and exceptional remuneration
  • Hybrid work setup based in the Silicon Valley of India - Bangalore
Contact
Hardik Kharbanda
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7061987
Phone number
+918068266827

Job summary

Job function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Subsector
Engineering Design and R&D
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
International
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Hardik Kharbanda
Consultant phone
+918068266827
Job reference
JN-072026-7061987
Job Nature
Remote