Production Test Technician III

Responsibilities

• Provide test and problem-solving skills required to ensure the production team meets its monthly and weekly shipment goals.
• Participate in production status meetings to address variances in forecasted shipments or changes to the production teams’ goals.
• Make recommendation to the Test Manager when there are issues regarding test and measurement activities that may affect the team’s target goals.
• Periodically brief the production/test manager and manufacturing engineer on any issues in relation to training, tools, test equipment and documentation, that are affecting sales order completion and compliance.
• Provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Participate in the onboarding and training of temporary and permanent technician personnel, when directed by the Test Manager/Production Supervisor.
• Ensure integration and test processes conform to released documentation.
• Provide input to Test Manager on production metrics that identify integration and test inefficiencies.
• Utilize this data and lean manufacturing principles to work with the Test/Production Manager, Manufacturing Engineers and Quality Assurance Manager to increase integration and test throughput and reduce costs.
• Complete scheduled in-house maintenance checks, calibration and adjustments to equipment when required.
• Expectations are in depth knowledge in use and calibration of a vast array of RF test equipment (i.e. VNA, spectrum analyzers, power meters, function generators) perform test, troubleshooting and tuning duties of RF, Analog and digital circuits.
• Use superior experience in RF test and alignment techniques, to test and align RF products, and make ready for weekly and monthly shipments.
• Absorb, mentor and train other technicians when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May be subjected to work outside at times.

Qualifications

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Secret Level Security Clearance upon hire as required.
• AS degree or military equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the integration and test of complex digital/ microwave hardware.
• Ability to lift test equipment and hardware up to 35 lbs.
• Some domestic travel may be required.
• In depth knowledge of X, Ku, and Ka band transceivers.
• Experience in manual /tab tuning of RF circuits.
• Ability to use DMMs, signal generators, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, as well as other RF test equipment.
• Familiarity and ability to use Microsoft Office tool set.
• To comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.