Mfg Engineer - Test

Gilat Satellite Networks • Full Time • San Dimas, California, United States • 3w ago

Department: Production

Reports To: Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Essential Functions of the Role:

Design and construct RF test bench setups and fixtures to support manual and ATE Testing.
Maintain, train, troubleshoot, and continuously improve configurations to support the fast pace design and production of power amplifiers.
Manage efforts in Design Verification Testing and provide technical information / feedback to project engineer and/or the design review teams.
Train test technicians on equipment usage, maintenance and troubleshooting.
Track and improve yield on products and sub-assemblies to manage manufacturing processes and give design feedback.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Research, analyze, design, and create processes for testing and troubleshooting RF component and RF systems.
Lead collaborations in a team environment to analyze specifications and performance requirements to create and implement test configurations.
Create and manage documentation procedures for Design Verification, Factory Acceptance, Qualification, and/or Functional Test.
Assist in migrating test setups and processes from engineering into production
Track equipment location, usage, maintenance, and downtime
Review test setups and processes for cost and effective usage
Perform preventative maintenance on setups and equipment including checking calibration and characterizing offsets etc for a test setups

Minor Duties and Responsibilities:

Support RMA group as needed as resident expert.

Key Competencies :

Thorough understanding of RF power amplifier testing and test equipment used for standard RF functionalities that includes but not limited to: S-Parameter measurements (S21, S11, S22, S12 ), IMD, Harmonics, Spurious Emissions, P1dB/P3dB, Gain Compression, Noise Figure, and ACPR.
Reputable computer skills using various software programs (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Visio).
Knowledge/experience with Labview for test automation.
Strong communication, organizational and negotiation skills.
Able to compose test instructions, procedures, and supporting documentation
Should be a self-starter dedicated to quality and team engagement
BS Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related technical discipline
1-3yrs experience in a related field

Pay: $75,000 to $85,000

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required typing skills.
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
Must be able to sit for an extended period of time

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations made by to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and responsibilities can be changed at any time at management discretion.