Milan Salek

RF/mmW Engineer @ Filtronic

About

I am currently employed with Filtronic (U.K.) as a RF/mmW Engineer working on design and development of RF/mmW sub-modules and systems within telecommunications and defence products. Previously, I was employed with the QinetiQ (U.K.) as a RF Microwave Engineer working on design and development of various radar systems, false target generators and target emulators. I have also been working in the University of Birmingham as a research fellow working on design and development of many passive and active microwave and terahertz devices such as filters, antennas, LNAs, power amplifiers, power detectors, etc. I was involved in developing lab on chip devices for chemical and biological liquid sensing by using photonic crystal resonators (PCRs). I have completed my PhD in 2019 at the University of Birmingham. During my PhD, I designed many passive and active devices at both low and high frequencies. I have work experience with different RF measurement equipment up to a frequency of 1.1THz. I also have years of experience working with many high frequency simulation software such as CST, HFSS, ADS, and AWR. Prior to my PhD, I completed my degree at Aston University with BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I have designed many Analog and Digital circuits in the past and I have years of experience in designing of audio circuits, including preamplifiers and power amplifiers. I am also familiar with microcontroller and FPGA programming, as well as PCB design and designed many PCBs using various software such as Altium, Cadence, and Proteus.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Birmingham

Industry

Defense & Space

Skill

Xilinx ISE, Amplifier Design, MMIC Design, Atmel AVR, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design, Radar, Antennas, Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA), Power Amplifiers, Millimeter-Wave Measurements, Microwave Engineering, ANSYS HFSS, Advanced Design System (ADS), CST Microwave Studio, Altium Designer, OrCAD, Proteus, MATLAB

Experience

RF/mmW Engineer

Filtronic

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

•Design and development of RF/mmW sub-modules and systems within telecommunications and defence products.

Honorary Research Fellow

University of Birmingham

2022-8 - 2024-11 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

· Design and development of various microwave and terahertz components. · Testing and characterization of the components. · Publish research outcomes in scientific journals and conference papers. · Summarising the work in technical reports. · Presenting results at the project meetings. · Supervise PhD students on research related work and provide guidance.

Research Fellow

University of Birmingham

2021-4 - 2022-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

· Develop lab on chip (LOC) devices for chemical and biological liquid sensing by integrating terahertz sensors into the chip. · Fabricate terahertz devices using clean room facilities. · Testing and characterization of devices. · Publish outcomes of the project in relevant scientific journals and conference papers. · Presenting results at the meetings. · Supervise PhD students on their research related work

Research Fellow – Passive Circuit Designer

University of Birmingham

2019-8 - 2021-4 · 1 yr 9 mos

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

· Design of a metrology grade millimetre-wave power sensor for D-band. · Coordinate the fabrication of the power sensor in collaboration with partners. · Testing and characterization of the power sensor. · Publish research outcomes in appropriate journals and conference papers. · Summarising the development and outputs of the work in technical reports. · Presenting results at the project meetings. · Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students.

RF Microwave Engineer

QinetiQ

2022-8 - 2023-12 · 1 yr 5 mos

Malvern, England, United Kingdom

· Design of microwave sub-assemblies and associated circuitry. · Build and test of microwave hardware at frequencies up to 40 GHz. · Design and/or specification of ancillary hardware. · Liaison with mechanical designers. · Review and contribute to the radar subsystem architectural design. · Build and test prototype RF sub-assemblies.

Research Fellow – Terahertz Circuit Designer

University of Birmingham

2018-9 - 2018-12 · 4 mos

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

· Design waveguide matching circuits for terahertz MMIC amplifier. · Design and test microwave circuits and components. · Assist other research fellows on their projects. · Publish research outcomes in appropriate journals. · Attend and present research findings and papers at the professional conferences. · Collaborate with other researchers from different organisations.