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Senior Test Engineer

Octagon Recruitment Group — United Kingdom · Posted ~10 hours ago

Senior Onsite

Skills

RF testing electronics testing electrical engineering high-voltage testing microwave testing fault finding component-level repair software debugging oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers vector network analyzers RF power meters RF test equipment

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A Senior Test Engineer is sought for a specialist testing and repair environment, with a focus on high-voltage power electronics and microwave systems. You will perform testing at very high voltages, diagnose faults to component level, debug software, and conduct RF measurements across multiple microwave frequency bands. The role requires strong practical engineering skills and confidence using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and RF power meters.

Highlights

Specialist senior testing role combining RF, electronics, electrical, high-voltage, and microwave engineering. Work includes component-level fault finding and repair, advanced RF testing, software debugging, and use of sophisticated electronic test equipment.

Description

Senior Test Engineer Job – Middlesex A leading engineering organisation is looking for a Senior Test Engineer to join its specialist test and repair team in Middlesex. This is an excellent job opportunity for an experienced RF, electronics or electrical engineer with strong high voltage and microwave testing experience. The Senior Test Engineer job will focus on fault finding, repair and testing of High Voltage Power Supplies, Travelling Wave Tubes (TWTs), Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWTAs), Power Amplifier Modules (PAMs) and Microwave Power Modules (MPMs). As a Senior Test Engineer, responsibilities will include: Testing High Voltage Switch Mode Power Supplies and TWTs at voltages of up to 35kV.Fault finding High Voltage Power Supplies, TWTAs, PAMs and MPMs down to component level.Testing and debugging software.Carrying out RF testing on S, C, X, Ku and millimetric band TWTs.Testing TWTAs using oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, vector network analysers, RF power meters, RF signal generators and pulse generators.Carrying out Environmental Stress Screening, including vibration, altitude and operational temperature cycling.Testing equipment against both commercial and military specifications.Planning and supervising workloads and ensuring production test plans are delivered to schedule. Engineering Responsibilities The successful candidate will also be expected to: Identify engineering problems and ensure effective solutions are implemented.Design and conduct tests to confirm product performance.Monitor project progress and support delivery against schedules.Coordinate activities and resolve technical issues.Work closely with engineering, production and quality teams.Help maintain high standards of Health and Safety.Provide technical support and guidance to other members of the test team. Senior Test Engineer Job – Skills & Experience Applicants for this Senior Test Engineer job should ideally have a degree in RF, Electrical Engineering, Electronics or Physics. Candidates with a minimum HNC qualification in a relevant engineering discipline will also be considered. The role requires: Experience fault finding electronic equipment down to component level.Good understanding of switch mode power supplies.Good understanding of RF component design.Experience testing specialist RF or microwave equipment.Good understanding of C#/.NET Windows applications.Ability to supervise and support other engineers.