Richard Hopkins

Richard Hopkins is an experienced RF Engineer currently working at In-Space Missions Limited since August 2021. Prior to this role, Richard held positions at Airbus Defence and Space from 2014 to August 2021, including Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Avionics Engineer, where responsibilities encompassed RF systems design, technical supplier management, and leadership in instrument concept design for various projects such as the MetOp Second Generation MWS radiometer instrument. Richard also worked at Astrium from 2008 to 2014 as Principal Engineer on ESA telecommunications payloads and began a career in the UK defence industry as an RF Design Engineer from 2000 to 2005, focusing on radio equipment design. Richard holds an MEng in Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London and a PhD in Microwave Electronic Engineering from the University of Surrey.