RF Test Engineer

BAE Systems • Austin, TX

75d • $130,355 - $221,603

About The Position

What's it like working for a company knowing that what you do protects what really matters and makes a difference in people's lives? Inspiring. At BAE Systems, we deliver a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions, and customer support services. Do you like working in a cohesive team environment? Do you want a career with a variety of challenges working with leading edge technology intended to protect our warfighter? If so, then we want to hear from you! We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated senior level RF Test Engineer with experience in Wireless and RF technologies to join our team. As an RF Test Engineer in this position, the candidate would work with various types of RF diagnostic and testing tools to test and debug failures and defects in RF systems and be a Subject Matter Expert within the group.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 10 or more years of overall engineering and manufacturing experience with 5+ years' experience using RF measurement and test equipment such as power meters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Demonstrate strong technical aptitude, communication skills, and be able to work cross-functionally within the operations organization and with other disciplines/functions.
• Strong problem solving capabilities and experience using metrics and data to drive actions.
• Proven track record of solving/troubleshooting complicated production issues and/or driving yield improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree and 8-10 years experience using RF measurement and test equipment including power meters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Experience to debug to the component level in RF circuit cards.
• Experience to troubleshoot test systems and drive improvements.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience with Circuit card assemblies; Test, Design, troubleshoot.
• Performs preliminary Material Review / Material Review Board (PMR/MRB) for the disposition of discrepant material.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Data Collection and Analysis.
• Root Cause and Corrective Action methodology.
• IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001.

Responsibilities

• Support the testing, measuring, and troubleshooting of complex electronic and RF circuit card assemblies, systems, and sub-assemblies using specialized equipment to analyze signal strength, interference, and other relevant parameters.
• Troubleshoot and maintain test equipment to ensure the ongoing functionality of the equipment.
• Generate and review the technical content of test procedures, drawings, engineering specifications, reports, Engineering Change Orders, and other documentation.
• Monitor Quality data for trends and outliers and report regularly to the team.
• Generate and implement improvements in test design and develop methodologies to reduce cost, increase yield, and improve throughput.
• Create rework plans for test non-conformances.
• Interface with Engineering, Quality, and other supporting functions to drive defect resolution to root cause.
• Interface with governmental customers, auditors, and suppliers as required.
• Identify, Create, and Implement Engineering Change Orders on products as required.
• Manage capital projects for test equipment.
• Provide training and support to manufacturing personnel.
• Support relocation of test equipment between manufacturing sites and lead transition to production.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees