Principal RF/Microwave Engineering Technician

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Job description

About Us:
Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

Overview:
CAES - Mission Systems is actively seeking a highly motivated RF/Microwave Engineering Technician to join our engineering development team. In this dynamic environment you will participate in fabricating and testing prototype RF/microwave components and assemblies used in a wide variety of Aerospace and Defense applications, providing protection to our warfighters. The successful candidate will have a solid experience and background in RF/Microwave product prototyping and testing, and will also have the creative thinking skills to support the engineering team with development and testing. RF/Microwave assemblies. The work location is in out sprawling suburban Philadelphia location of Lansdale, PA.

Responsibilities:
General Duties/Responsibilities

Test, debug, troubleshoot, and repair assemblies in engineering or production environments.

Perform benchtop RF measurements such as VSWR, insertion loss, gain compression, harmonics and power.

Experience using RF test equipment such as PNAs, power meters, signal analyzers, generators, power supplies and oscilloscopes to test and troubleshoot various RF assemblies like amplifiers, mixers, filters, oscillators, phase shifters.

Review and analyze test data and provide summaries to responsible engineers.

Assist engineering with the testing, tuning and troubleshooting of Engineering prototypes.

Generate sketches and schematics of prototypes. Good writing and interpersonal skills

Multitask and adjust to changing priorities

Excellent communication skills both verbally and in written format

An eagerness to learn a multitude of different RF products in a relatively short time frame

Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.

Four (4) years of experience in RF Test and/or prototyping related activities.

Four (4) years of experience calibrating and operating network analyzers

Two (2) years of experience with soldering microwave components

Two (2) years of experience working with Microsoft Excel and Word

Two (2) years of experience reading technical drawings and schematics

This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a "US Person" under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license)

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Preferred Experience

Six (6) years of experience in RF/Microwave test

Associates Degree or other two-year technical degree or equivalent

J-STD-001 certified for solder and/or IPC-A-610 certified for inspection

Experience with CAD programs

Experience testing high power amplifiers with PNAs

Experience with environmental testing such as thermal cycle, vibration, and shock

Experience with Microsoft Excel VBA, PowerPoint, & Visio

Experience developing macros/setups for the Keysight PNA and PAN-X Analyzers

Experience writing macros for Microsoft Excel for Data analysis.

Experience working in the Millimeter Wave range

Understanding of passive circuit fundamentals and microwave terminology

Salary Range: Test Engineering Technician IV : $32.92 - $47.76 Hourly, and Test Engineering Technician V: $ 36.79 - $ 55.18 Hourly. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.

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EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

Other benefits include:

Comprehensive PTO, Paid Vacation and Paid Family Leave Programs.

Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement

9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule

Tailored Management/Leadership Training

Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email

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