Electronics Test Team Lead

Platform Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking an Electronics Test & Automation Team Leader to drive verification, characterization and automation of complex electronic products in an office-based role in Cambridge. You will manage a team of RF and Baseband Test Engineers, shaping verification strategies and expanding automation across the product lifecycle.

The role combines leadership with hands-on engineering, reviewing results, mentoring engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or a related discipline.
• Previous experience leading or technically managing an engineering/test team.
• Strong experience in RF and/or electronics verification.
• Experience working with wireless communication technologies.
• Proven experience developing automated test solutions using Python.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical reviews and verification planning meetings.
• Coaching and mentoring Test and Automation Engineers.
• Reviewing verification results, test reports and project risks.
• Supporting RF and Baseband fault investigations.
• Developing and reviewing automated test solutions.
• Working with development teams to improve test coverage.
• Collaborating with manufacturing and quality teams on product readiness.

Skills

Electronics verification

RF verification

Python

Team leadership

Automated test

Education

Electronic Engineering

Telecommunications Engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

Full-time, office-based

The Role

A growing technology business is looking for an experienced Electronics Test & Automation Team Leader to lead a team responsible for the verification, characterisation, automation and investigation of complex electronic products and subsystems.

This is a hands-on technical leadership position, combining team management with practical engineering involvement. You will lead a team of RF and Baseband Test Engineers, helping to develop robust verification strategies, improve test coverage and introduce greater levels of automation across the product development lifecycle.

Day-to-Day

Your role will involve a mixture of technical leadership, hands‑on engineering and team management. You could be:

• +Leading technical reviews and verification planning meetings.
• +Coaching and mentoring Test and Automation Engineers.
• +Reviewing verification results, test reports and project risks.
• +Supporting RF and Baseband fault investigations.
• +Developing and reviewing automated test solutions.
• +Working with development teams to improve test coverage.
• +Collaborating with manufacturing and quality teams on product readiness.

The role is primarily office-based in Cambridge, with occasional UK travel for training, testing and external test facilities. A full UK driving licence and access to a car are therefore required. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered.

About You

We're looking for an experienced electronics or RF test professional who is comfortable operating at both a technical and leadership level.

You should have:

• +A degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or a related discipline.
• +Previous experience leading or technically managing an engineering/test team.
• +Strong experience in RF and/or electronics verification.
• +Experience working with wireless communication technologies
• +Proven experience developing automated test solutions using Python.

Technical Experience

Ideally, you will have experience with:

• +RF measurement and characterisation
• +Baseband verification
• +Automated test development
• +Python test frameworks
• +Verification and test strategy

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in the development and improvement of electronics verification and test automation within a technically advanced engineering environment.

You'll have the opportunity to shape test strategy, develop automation capability, mentor engineers and work on complex RF and wireless communication technologies while remaining hands‑on with the engineering challenges.