RF Test Engineer

Forefront RF; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fabless semiconductor company in the UK is seeking an experienced professional to conduct RF measurements and provide crucial feedback to development engineers. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications, along with a strong understanding of RF concepts and experience with RF test equipment. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible work hours, and private medical insurance. This position contributes directly to high-quality RF module development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contributions

Company Share Option Scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible work hours

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of complex RF measurements.
• Experience with RF test equipment.
• Proficiency in conducting RF measurements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RF measurements and evaluate product performance.
• Set up measurement systems for RF characterization.
• Provide feedback to ensure design correlates with hardware.

Skills

RF measurement

S parameters

Impedance matching

Gain

Noise figure

Signal generators

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Telecommunications or related field

Tools

Network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

You will be responsible for providing the development engineers with crucial feedback from hardware measurements to ensure high correlation between design and hardware. Proper documentation and attention to detail are critical, as is an understanding of both simple and complex RF measurements. This role requires a proactive approach to ensuring test setups and measurements are robust, reliable, and well documented, contributing directly to our goal of delivering high quality RF modules.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RF measurements and evaluate product performance.
• Set up and develop measurement systems for the characterization of RF products.
• Provide timely and accurate feedback to development engineers to ensure design correlates closely with hardware.
• Maintain detailed and precise documentation of measurement results and processes.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define measurement requirements and strategies.
• Develop scripts or automation processes for test systems to ensure repeatability and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with RF test standards and perform equipment calibration.
• Participate in design reviews and provide insights based on measurement outcomes. Troubleshoot and resolve any issues arising during testing phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of RF concepts, including S parameters, impedance matching, gain, noise figure, and linearity.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Proficiency in conducting RF measurements and developing measurement setups.
• Knowledge of RF measurement standards and compliance testing.
• Ability to understand and interpret schematics and RF system level diagrams.
• Experience in scripting or programming for test automation (e.g., Python, MATLAB).
• Hands‑on laboratory experience soldering printed circuit boards and discrete electronic components.

People Skills

• Proactive approach to problem solving with a resilient attitude towards ambiguity.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high quality output.

Company Information

Forefront RF is a fabless semiconductor company developing breakthrough RF technology that radically simplifies RF front‑end architectures for mobile and connected devices. Our long‑term vision is to empower anyone to treat global connectivity as a commodity, effortlessly adding it to any device. We lead through innovation, solving our customers' toughest challenges, enabling them to stay ahead by pushing the boundaries of RF design.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and pension contributions.
• Company Share Option Scheme.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Weekly company lunches.
• Flexible work hours and remote work options.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance x 4.
• Income protection.
• Healthshield Cash plan.
• Heka flexible benefits platform.

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