RF Test Development Engineer

Job Title : RF Test Development Engineer

Location : Greater Minneapolis area

Summary

The RF Test Development Engineer designs, develops and implements test solutions for product manufacturing and design verification, to ensure robust and high quality production of RF electronic assemblies. This role will focus on the client company's RF testing infrastructure, including advancing test platforms to support products up to 50GHz and primarily serving our Aerospace and Defense customers.

The role requires establishing test strategies and architecting test solutions based on product design specifications and production test requirements. The position is part of a global engineering services organization, with local leadership and integration with an expansive network of test development engineers.Activity will include direct onsite development and delivery, and support of project opportunities connected to the extended network of global sites.

Experience with the relevant product technologies and development processes in the Aerospace and Defense segment are an important asset.

The client company's broad customer base will also provide opportunities to lead or support test development projects for customers in other end markets such as Industrial, Smart Energy, and Healthtech.

Detailed Description

The person in this role will be viewed as an RF test expert (go to person) helping set and deploy technical standards related to RF test development processes, tools and skills.They will be focused on establishing more advanced high frequency RF testing capability.They will own the hardware and software architecture for an RF testing platform capable of supporting products up to 50GHz.This role will provide technical leadership (partnered with a project management office) to develop production test solutions supporting our design and manufacturing customers.

This team member is part of a global design and development engineering organization, and they will interface regularly with other local and regional teams to deliver best-in-class engineering solutions.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following :

Lead the development of production test solutions, including strategic planning, design and implementation

Create test development proposals based on production test requirements, considering resource needs (people and equipment) and estimating execution scope (cost and schedule)

Provides technical leadership and direction to a team of support engineers, both local and remote

Provides input to non-technical elements of an engineering project, including project resourcing, financial estimates and scheduling

Review and interpret product design requirements / specifications and develop production test strategies

Act as primary customer technical contact

Analyze tradeoffs in complex test systems and recommend solutions

Coordinate site and network-wide deployment efforts

Manage relationships with certain key vendors / partners

Contribute to short-term and long-term investment and skill development strategies and business cases with global impact to organization

Complete test development solution support including hardware & software elements, system integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the test plan

Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies

Execute all validation / qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods Stabilize test solutions for manufacturing with a focus on optimizing cycle time and yield

Interface with product design teams (both internal and external) and provide feedback for product testability, test coverage, diagnosis, repair, firmware / diagnostics and user experience

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies

Enabling Competencies :

Project Management

– Ability to manage / lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project / change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans.

Leadership

– Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per the client's Leadership Imperatives.

Financial Acumen / Business Planning

– Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.

The following competencies may also be required

– Coaching / Mentoring;

Communication / Negotiation / Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction / Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D / PFMEA; 8D / Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Technical Competencies :

The following are the associated Technical Competencies that are required for the various Standard Jobs within the Test Engineering Manufacturing career stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.

FUNCTIONAL / SYSTEMS / STRESS TEST OPERATIONS

ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug / integration of SW / HW, RF Test Development (

STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS

ESD Controls, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM – Manufacturing, DFA – Assembly, DFT – Physical Test , DFT – Electrical Test

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.

Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

7 to 10 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Salary Expectation and Benefits Summary

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range : $102k-150k Annually

The client company provides eligible employees (those who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week) with a range of benefits including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short and long term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits and a 401k plan with company match.

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