(Contract) RF Test Engineer
Posted 2 days ago by 1770361690
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Cambridge
Summary: The RF Test Engineer role is a contract position based in the Cambridge area, focusing on hands-on RF testing and characterisation for a technology company. The position requires immediate availability and involves working closely with design teams to provide high-quality measurement data. Candidates should have a strong background in RF fundamentals and practical experience with RF lab equipment. The role emphasizes building robust test setups and clear communication of results.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carrying out RF measurements to assess hardware performance
- Supporting cellular RF testing (LTE and/or NR) across TX and RX
- Developing and maintaining repeatable RF test setups
- Feeding measurement results back to design and systems engineers
- Documenting test processes and results clearly and accurately
- Supporting test automation and scripting where appropriate
- Troubleshooting issues uncovered during testing and integration
Key Skills:
- Strong grounding in RF fundamentals (S-parameters, matching, gain, noise, linearity)
- Hands-on experience with RF lab equipment (VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators)
- Experience with cellular RF testing is a strong plus
- Comfortable building and debugging test setups
- Ability to interpret schematics and RF system diagrams
- Some experience with scripting or automation (Python / MATLAB or similar)
- Confident working hands-on with PCBs
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Job description
RF Test Engineer (Contract) – Immediate Start Cambridge area | On-site / Hybrid | ASAP
I’m supporting a Cambridge-based technology company working on advanced RF hardware. They’re looking to bring in an RF Test Engineer on a contract basis to support ongoing development and characterisation work.
This is an immediate-start contract and suits someone who enjoys hands-on RF measurement, tight feedback loops with design teams, and working on early-stage hardware.
The role
You’ll focus on RF testing and characterisation, providing high-quality measurement data to support design decisions. The emphasis is on building robust, repeatable test setups and clearly communicating results back to engineering teams.
This is a practical, lab-based role rather than a reporting-heavy one.
What you’ll be doing
I’m supporting a Cambridge-based technology company working on advanced RF hardware. They’re looking to bring in an RF Test Engineer on a contract basis to support ongoing development and characterisation work.
This is an immediate-start contract and suits someone who enjoys hands-on RF measurement, tight feedback loops with design teams, and working on early-stage hardware.
The role
You’ll focus on RF testing and characterisation, providing high-quality measurement data to support design decisions. The emphasis is on building robust, repeatable test setups and clearly communicating results back to engineering teams.
This is a practical, lab-based role rather than a reporting-heavy one.
What you’ll be doing
- Carrying out RF measurements to assess hardware performance
- Supporting cellular RF testing (LTE and/or NR) across TX and RX
- Developing and maintaining repeatable RF test setups
- Feeding measurement results back to design and systems engineers
- Documenting test processes and results clearly and accurately
- Supporting test automation and scripting where appropriate
- Troubleshooting issues uncovered during testing and integration
- Strong grounding in RF fundamentals (S-parameters, matching, gain, noise, linearity)
- Hands-on experience with RF lab equipment (VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators)
- Experience with cellular RF testing is a strong plus
- Comfortable building and debugging test setups
- Ability to interpret schematics and RF system diagrams
- Some experience with scripting or automation (Python / MATLAB or similar)
- Confident working hands-on with PCBs
- Contract role – immediate start
- Cambridge area (on-site presence expected)
- Competitive day rate depending on experience
- Outside IR35