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