Radio Frequency Test Technician

About the role

Responsible for testing and troubleshooting microwave components, sub-assemblies and final products to ensure products meet company and customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Performs set-up and checks accuracy of standard microwave bench test equipment, such as sweep generators, network analyzers, and frequency counters.
• Performs microwave test, takes measurements and tunes products to meet specifications.
• Troubleshoots components, sub-assemblies, final products and/or systems and test equipment to determine cause and remedy of malfunctions.
• Interfaces, as directed; with other departments to resolve problems regarding testing or assembly.
• Provides work directions to lower-level technicians.
• Performs data review and trend analysis on antenna data.
• Tests, evaluates and recommends special purpose test fixtures as required.
• Performs maintenance, repair and/or fabrication of production test equipment (production and prototype).
• Affords assistance in the verification, development and documentation of test procedures and special applications as required by interpreting product specifications.
• Performs limited, intermittent physical exertion. Works under acceptable conditions with some distraction due to occasional exposure to noise, dust, heat or chemicals.
• Accurately reduces all data to real numbers for final ATP’s.

Requirements

• Requires an AA degree in electronics or 2 years of specialized trade or military training and/or a High School Diploma and a minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Requires the use of complicated drawings and specifications, advanced mathematics, a wide variety of precision measuring instruments, and experience testing, troubleshooting and repairing microwave products, equipment and components.

Qualifications

• Flexible to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends and travel on occasion.
• Must have good repetitive manual dexterity with both hands.
• Must have sufficient vision to see relative positions of small parts and able to discern symmetry and proper alignment.
• Will be exposed to some or all of the following: fumes, dust, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts and moderate to loud noise levels.
• Able to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, and squat.
• Able to occasionally push, and reach.
• Able to lift 50 pounds close to the body repetitively. (Employees need to ask for assistance and use material handling tools for less weight in awkward location and/or body positions and for any items over 50 pounds).
• Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package!

Generous paid time off.

401k with 6% match and vesting is immediate.

Strong work-life balance.

Tuition Reimbursement.

Paid parental leave.

The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, and schedule type.