RF Test Architect: Validation & Characterisation

IC Resources; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is helping a defence technology company recruit an RF Test Engineer. You will own RF validation from bring-up to product validation, defining tests and developing approaches for RF systems and signal chains.

You will build test setups with VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators and oscilloscopes, and automate measurements using Python/SCPI. Expect hands-on lab work and potential UK SC clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on RF test, validation or characterisation experience.
• Ability to define tests rather than follow predefined test sheets.
• Experience developing RF test plans and procedures.
• Experience with RF system and signal-chain measurements.
• Defence, aerospace or secure communications experience is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF test strategies and write test plans and procedures from scratch.
• Characterise RF performance including sensitivity, gain, noise figure, dynamic range and bandwidth.
• Build and run test setups using VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators and oscilloscopes.
• Automate measurements and instrument control using Python and/or SCPI.
• Support RF hardware bring-up, debugging and root-cause investigation.
• Analyse results and feed findings back into RF, hardware and systems engineering.
• Develop repeatable validation and regression testing as products mature.

Skills

RF test

test development

RF validation

RF system measurements

Tools

Python

SCPI

LabVIEW

VNA

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Signal Generators

Job description

IC Resources is helping a defence technology company recruit an RF Test Engineer. You will own RF validation from bring-up to product validation, defining tests and developing approaches for RF systems and signal chains.

You will build test setups with VNAs, spectrum analysers, signal generators and oscilloscopes, and automate measurements using Python/SCPI. Expect hands-on lab work and potential UK SC clearance eligibility.