About Us:
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.
Our Values:
Our values are the quiet nudge that help us to be our best in every interaction.
- One team: We listen, share, and build solutions together. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work. We support one another, embrace challenges and fun, and celebrate collective success.
- Innovation with intent: We operate at the forefront of technology, building innovative pathways to the future that meets real customer needs.
- Solutions driven: We develop world leading manufacturable products that deliver effortless connectivity.
- Customer focused: We act with integrity, hold ourselves accountable, and are guided by a deep commitment to deliver customer focused solutions.
- Sustainable: We design for longevity and reuse - leveraging globally connected RF technology to extend product lifecycles and reduce waste.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Senior RF Test Engineer to join our growing development team in Cambridge, UK.
You will lead RF measurement, characterization, and validation of cutting-edge RF products, providing critical insight to design and systems teams to ensure strong correlation between simulation and hardware performance.
You will be responsible for defining and improving RF test methodologies, developing robust measurement infrastructure, and driving best practices across RF characterisation activities. You will be comfortable independently solve complex measurement challenges, guide test strategy, and contribute directly to delivering high-performance RF modules.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead RF characterisation and validation activities, conducting detailed measurements to evaluate and optimize product performance.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust and repeatable RF test setups for the characterization of RF modules and systems.
- Perform and analyse 3GPP-aligned RF measurements (LTE and/or NR) to assess transmitter and receiver performance.
- Provide measurement-driven feedback to RF design and systems teams to ensure strong correlation between simulation, design expectations, and hardware performance.
- Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts to improve measurement efficiency, repeatability, and data integrity.
- Define and uphold RF measurement methodologies, lab best practices, and documentation standards.
- Troubleshoot complex RF measurement setups and hardware issues, supporting development and design reviews with measurement insights
- Maintain the RF laboratory environment, including test infrastructure, equipment calibration, and measurement best practices.