At a Glance
- Tasks: Support testing and validation of telecoms technologies, ensuring security and interoperability.
- Company: Join the UK Telecoms Lab, a leader in telecom innovation.
- Benefits: Flexible working options, great work-life balance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to represent UKTL at industry events.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the UK's telecoms ecosystem while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in fixed and mobile access systems and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Join the UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) and play a critical role in strengthening the security, interoperability, and resilience of the UK’s telecoms ecosystem. We are looking for a skilled and inquisitive Access Engineer with strong experience in fixed and mobile access systems to support cutting‑edge testing and validation work.
About the Role
In this role, you’ll work across a range of telecoms technologies, supporting the integration, testing, and validation of Devices Under Test (DUTs) alongside associated systems and tools. You’ll contribute to the review of supplier designs and ensure that testing outputs are robust, well‑documented, and aligned with UKTL’s security and operational standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the review of supplier designs, and the integration, acceptance, testing, maintenance and operation of devices and systems under test.
- Build, integrate and support access Devices Under Test, including RF systems and test environments.
- Assist with Radio Access Network (RAN) installation activities, ensuring user equipment (UEs) readiness.
- Develop, document and execute test cases and test strategies, ensuring clarity on scope, limitations, and impact.
- Record and analyse test results, producing clear insights and recommendations for security, standards, and policy.
- Diagnose and resolve connectivity, hardware and software issues within test environments.
- Perform regular RF sweeps, ensuring compliance with safety thresholds and escalating where required.
- Provision and manage SIM configurations across different core network identities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure meaningful interoperability testing and sufficient coverage.
- Represent UKTL at industry and standards events, championing secure-by-design principles.
- Support continuous improvement of processes aligned to UKTL’s security posture.
- Coordinate cross-team and project activities.
Successful Applicants must be able to commute to the UKTL offices in Birmingham at least twice a week. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for full time, part time or flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in.
Access Engineer employer: National Physical Laboratory
The National Physical Laboratory in Teddington is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work culture that fosters innovation and professional growth. With a focus on cutting-edge research in power systems, employees benefit from opportunities to develop their skills in a collaborative environment, while enjoying the advantages of working in a prestigious institution dedicated to advancing measurement methods for electricity grid monitoring.
Contact Details:
National Physical Laboratory Recruitment Team
