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An aerospace client is looking for an RF Test and Development Engineer with Active Secret Clearance to design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment.
Location: Baltimore, MD 21240 (Onsite)
Position: RF Test and Development Engineer with Active Secret Clearance
Pay Rate: $38.01/hr. - $48.27/hr. on W2 (Negotiable-DOE)
Duration: 12 months or longer
Schedule: 9×80 A
Shift: 2nd Shift/3rd Shift
Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
Overview:
We are seeking RF and digital knowledgeable engineers who are passionate about monitoring and supporting product technical performance and maintaining product delivery schedules. The RF Test and Development Engineer will support the development, integration, and testing of production hardware. Activities range from hands-on testing and troubleshooting; to analysis of failure trends, root cause/ corrective actions; and attending program meetings to report yields, problems, and corrective actions.
Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications for the RF Test and Development Engineer:
Basic Qualifications for the Principal RF Test and Development Engineer:
• U.S. Citizenship
• Current, active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level clearance
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams
• Experience with RF hardware and software
• Experience with RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, signal generator
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
• Advanced degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
• Experience with FPGA
• Experience with Lab Windows CVI, C / C++ programming
• Test Stand programming
• Experience with digital, analog, RF test equipment, RF theory and high-speed digital.
• Experience with differential digital interfaces like LVDS
• PXI/PXIe and VME bus experience
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical hardware
About our client:
Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
#SLA
Location: Baltimore, MD 21240 (Onsite)
Position: RF Test and Development Engineer with Active Secret Clearance
Pay Rate: $38.01/hr. - $48.27/hr. on W2 (Negotiable-DOE)
Duration: 12 months or longer
Schedule: 9×80 A
Shift: 2nd Shift/3rd Shift
Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
Overview:
We are seeking RF and digital knowledgeable engineers who are passionate about monitoring and supporting product technical performance and maintaining product delivery schedules. The RF Test and Development Engineer will support the development, integration, and testing of production hardware. Activities range from hands-on testing and troubleshooting; to analysis of failure trends, root cause/ corrective actions; and attending program meetings to report yields, problems, and corrective actions.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment
• Troubleshoot and support RF and digital hardware
• Support First Time Through Test Yield (FTTTY) and hardware deliveries
• Analyze test data and identify early trends
• Compile data and define changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements
• Collaborate with design engineering to develop and implement hardware improvements and solutions
• Support technicians through troubleshooting and training
• Monitor product yields and maintain program yield targets
• Support program meetings in developing root cause and corrective actions
• Attend program meetings to report yield issues, yield detractor investigation finding, and corrective actions
• Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers, system engineers, program management and program support teams
The successful candidate will have a working knowledge of RF theory and concepts, and a working knowledge of digital circuit design. They will have analytical skills to review requirements, test plans, and test scenarios; and the ability to effectively communicate across teams. They should be self-directed, organized, team oriented and have previous experience with MS Office tools. A DoD Secret level security clearance is required for this position.
- Typical day look like: Candidates have an office and a seat in the lab where they spend 85%-90% of their time. Day consists of checking emails, supporting technicians in the lab, troubleshooting failures, data analysis of trending defects, implementing corrective actions.
- This position may be filled as either an RF Test and Development Engineer or a Principal RF Test and Development Engineer.
Basic Qualifications for the RF Test and Development Engineer:
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Current, active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level clearance
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 0 years of experience.
- Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams
- Experience with RF hardware and software
- Experience with RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, signal generator.
Basic Qualifications for the Principal RF Test and Development Engineer:
• U.S. Citizenship
• Current, active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level clearance
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in electrical engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams
• Experience with RF hardware and software
• Experience with RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meter, spectrum analyzer, signal generator
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
• Advanced degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
• Experience with FPGA
• Experience with Lab Windows CVI, C / C++ programming
• Test Stand programming
• Experience with digital, analog, RF test equipment, RF theory and high-speed digital.
• Experience with differential digital interfaces like LVDS
• PXI/PXIe and VME bus experience
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical hardware
About our client:
Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
#SLA
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