RF Technician
1 week ago
ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.
Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.
We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.
Position Summary
The RF Technician will be able to assemble machined parts with the required hardware, calibrate the test set-up to make measurements based on test plan and create test reports.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assemble different components into a feed assembly.
- Tuning & testing new and existing products to the competent level.
- Building prototype devices for antenna and RF testing.
- Understanding and ability to use measurement instruments, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, generators, power meters, and network analyzers etc.
- Ability to debug and repair electronic devices.
- Conducting In-process and final electronic verification testing of electronic test equipment.
- Testing and aligning circuitry.
- Identifying potential production issues.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
Position Qualifications
Competency Statement(s)
- Adaptability -Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
- Communication-Ability to speak, write, and interact with others.
- Job Knowledge -Understand facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current.
- Dependability– Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus good attendance records.
- Quality – Strive to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve.
- Ethics -Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
- Initiative – Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion.
Experience and Skills
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
- Understand drawings and assemble the parts accordingly.
- Understanding of network analyzers for testing calibration
- Taking S parameters using network analyzers
- Ability to read test plans to understand the required testing.
- Ability to create test reports from the test data.
- Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.
- Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
- 2+ years of experience working with and tuning passive microwave components including hybrids, magic tees, filters, OMTs, and different antennas.
Education
• High School diploma or GED
Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran
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Company DescriptionAntenna Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has a 60-year history designing and manufacturing antennas and sub-systems to support C5ISR applications within the EW/SIGINT, Commercial and Military Communications, Satellite Communications and RADAR Markets; for Government Agencies (PEO offices) and Tier 1 Primes world-wide.Company DescriptionAntenna Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has a 60-year history designing and manufacturing antennas and sub-systems to support C5ISR applications within the EW/SIGINT, Commercial and Military Communications, Satellite Communications and RADAR Markets; for Government Agencies (PEO offices) and Tier 1 Primes world-wide.