Electronic Test Engineer - RF / Microwave
2 days ago
Maldon
Electronics Test Engineer (RF / Microwave) Location: Maldon, Essex Salary: Depending on experience A technology business designing and manufacturing semiconductor ICs and PCB assemblies for global communications markets is looking for an Electronics Test Engineer (RF/Microwave) to join their Test Engineering team. This is a varied role where you’ll develop and support RF test solutions, influence design-for-test, and help optimise test methods from development through to production. The Role As part of the test engineering function, you’ll be involved across the product lifecycle, including: • Developing RF test hardware (e.g., DUT/load boards), plus supporting firmware/software where required, • Commissioning and improving the test facility, including writing specifications, procedures and documentation, • Maintaining and troubleshooting legacy test software, fixtures and equipment (component-level fault finding), • Supporting production with test facility issues and improving test efficiency/throughput, • Optimising and structuring test sequences and software for faster, more repeatable testing, • Contributing to new product design reviews, ensuring testability is built-in from the start, • Developing new test methodologies for new and existing product lines, • Supporting reliability testing of new products, • Analysing test data (statistical/trend analysis) to drive continuous improvement, • Working within a Quality Management System and supporting ISO 9001 compliance Key Skills and Experience • Strong experience in board-level RF / microwave / electronics testing (subsystems, amplifiers, RF circuits, etc.), • Practical RF circuit understanding: component-level test, debug and measurement, • Confident fault finding to component level on electronic systems, • Hands-on experience with VNAs and spectrum analysers, • Able to work across the lifecycle: from early development through to production support, • Programming/scripting: C, C#, Python, LabVIEW, FORTH, • Test automation using bench equipment (GPIB, LXI, PXI), • RF design tools such as Keysight ADS, • PCB design exposure (e.g., Altium), • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Pension scheme, • Healthcare scheme, • Death in service (x4 salary), • Free on-site parking