RF Lab Technician (m/f/d)

Harvey Nash; München; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harvey Nash is seeking an RF Lab Technician (f/m/d) in Munich to support day-to-day lab operations and manage test setups, calibration, and inventory. You will work with international teams and engineers to ensure compliant RF measurements and robust test infrastructure.

You will set up and modify lab racks, install RF cabling and measurement equipment, and coordinate calibration with vendors. Strong documentation and independent, hands-on approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Required: completed technical education or vocational training in electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a comparable field.
• Proven experience with electronic equipment and laboratory/test environments.
• Experience with test setups, measurement equipment, cabling, and hardware installation.
• Knowledge of RF technology and RF measurement equipment is an advantage.
• Experience with ESD measurements and laboratory ESD requirements is helpful.
• Strong mechanical skills for installing/modifying test infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating calibration, repairs or external service providers.
• Familiarity with inventory management, databases and SAP is advantageous.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with engineers and international teams.
• Excellent organizational skills and meticulous documentation and inventory data.
• Fluent in German and English.

Responsabilités

• Work with test engineers and international colleagues to support daily lab operations.
• Maintain test setup infrastructure for campaigns and regression testing.
• Perform ESD measurements and initiate corrective actions for compliance gaps.
• Prepare boards and hardware for testing and ensure setups are ready.
• Manage storage and distribution of hardware with accurate assignment records.
• Carry out mechanical modifications and installations of lab racks and test systems.
• Install measurement equipment, switches, filters, and RF cabling.
• Plan and arrange new or enhanced regression test setups in the lab.
• Perform functional validation, troubleshooting, and calibration of test setups.
• Coordinate calibration, repair and firmware updates of lab equipment.
• Oversee annual calibration activities and arrange on-site calibration or external service.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors for calibration services and scheduling.
• Ensure DGUV testing compliance for equipment returning to the lab after shipment.
• Coordinate replacement during repair or calibration periods.
• Maintain laboratory inventory and ensure availability of materials.
• Manage lab consumables, ordering and logistics planning.
• Verify RF performance of materials using a network analyzer.
• Organize component/hardware storage and disposal processes.
• Maintain lab databases and inventory records.
• Support measurement-device inventory control and SAP documentation for audits.
• Maintain data quality for CAPEX equipment (location, calibration, options, criticality).

Connaissances

Electronics & lab hardware

RF technology

ESD measurements

Calibration coordination

Inventory management

Documentation & record-keeping

Independent work with teams

German & English fluent

Formation

Technical education or vocational training in electronics/EE/communications

Outils

SAP

Description du poste

For our client, a leading global technology company, we are looking for a RF Lab Technician (f/m/d) in Munich.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with test engineers, team leads, and international colleagues to support day-to-day lab operations.
• Support and maintain test setup infrastructure for test campaigns and regression testing.
• Perform and document ESD measurements in the laboratory using dedicated ESD test equipment and initiate corrective actions where compliance gaps are identified.
• Prepare boards and hardware for testing and ensure test setups are ready for use.
• Manage the secure storage and distribution of hardware, including maintaining accurate assignment records for test engineers.
• Carry out mechanical modifications and installations of laboratory racks and test systems.
• Install measurement equipment, switches, passive filters, and associated DC, data, and RF cabling.
• Plan, install, and arrange new or enhanced regression test setups in the laboratory.
• Perform functional validation, troubleshooting, and calibration of test setups.
• Coordinate the calibration, repair, and upgrade of laboratory equipment, including hardware and firmware updates.
• Manage annual calibration activities, including preparing devices for on-site calibration or shipment to external service providers.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors to ensure smooth and timely calibration services, including capacity planning, scheduling, and quality follow-up.
• Ensure the appropriate DGUV testing of measurement equipment returning to the lab after shipment, while taking relevant EHS requirements into account.
• Coordinate replacement of essential and business-critical equipment during repair or calibration periods.
• Maintain laboratory inventory and ensure availability and quality of required materials.
• Manage lab consumables, including ordering and logistics planning.
• Verify the RF performance of relevant materials, such as dismantled RF coaxial cables, using a network analyzer.
• Support the restructuring and organization of component and hardware storage within the laboratory.
• Support the scrapping and disposal process for end-of-life devices.
• Maintain and regularly update laboratory databases and inventory records.
• Support measurement-device inventory control and reconciliation with SAP documentation for fiscal audits.
• Ensure high data quality for CAPEX equipment by maintaining information such as device location, calibration status, hardware/software options, and business-criticality indicators.

Skills:

• Completed technical education or vocational training in electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a comparable field.
• Practical experience working with electronic equipment and laboratory/test environments.
• Experience with test setups, measurement equipment, cabling, and hardware installation.
• Basic knowledge of RF technology and RF measurement equipment is an advantage.
• Experience with ESD measurements and laboratory ESD requirements is a plus.
• Good mechanical skills and a hands-on approach to installing and modifying test infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating equipment calibration, repairs, or external service providers is beneficial.
• Familiarity with inventory management, databases, and/or SAP is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with engineers and international teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly when maintaining technical documentation and inventory data.
• German and English fluent.
• A proactive, solution-oriented, and hands-on working style.

For this role the working contract is done through our agency and is fixed on 1 year with option to be extended/take over.