Electrical Engineering Support Specialist

About the role

We are searching for an Electrical Engineering Support Specialist to join the Electrical and Mechanical Solutions Department at The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.

Responsibilities

• Perform assembly operations and fabrication of deliverable equipment
• Evaluate, recommend, and purchase materials and components to meet operation specifications and interact with vendors
• Install, calibrate, operate, and/or maintain standard and non-standard equipment, experimental hardware, and/or computer systems
• Assist with or assess in identifying system faults; repair/adjust standard and non-standard equipment
• Provide input to the layout, fabrication, assembly, documentation, and testing of standard and non-standard equipment
• Assist senior technical/engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data
• Work as part of a test project team

Additional responsibilities for higher level position

• Provide input and perform design and layout of standard test equipment
• Inspect, test, and calibrate parts and equipment
• Evaluate the selection of materials and components based on operational and performance specifications
• Assess and identify system faults; adjust and repair as needed
• Assist senior technical/engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data
• As part of a test project team, perform task leadership roles
• May develop and provide documentation for task procedures and process evaluation

Requirements

• Past success operating electronic test equipment (Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzer, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes), as well as assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of electronic components
• Microsoft Office software
• Willingness to perform basic computer tasks and an interest in learning new programs

Preferred skills/experience areas

• Active security clearance, at the Secret level
• Schematic entry and layout software, such as Altium
• Mechanical design software, such as SolidWorks or Fusion
• RF hardware, including amplifiers, attenuators, mixers, coaxial cable, receivers, and transmitters

Qualifications

• Associate Degree
• 2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
• No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education

Benefits

• Salary range: $46,800.00 - $77,304.00
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Robust retirement plans
• Substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time
• 75% tuition discount for employees, spouses, and children

Pay

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $46,800.00 - $77,304.00.

Schedule

Your working location will be fully on-site, located in State College, PA. This position will require occasional travel to off-site locations in support of testing as part of a small team of researchers, engineers, and technologists.