S&S - Test Engineer II

Comtech Telecommunications

  • Chandler, AZ
  • Training
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Job Title: Test EngineerDepartment: OperationsLocation: Chandler, AZCompany OverviewImagine working for a company that protects the most important thing in your life, your family. At Comtech, we strive to create bleeding-edge communications systems across our next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world.Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions All while helping our employees achieve the dream of a rewarding career. But before you can achieve a dream, you’ve got to get it off the ground. That’s what Comtech’s internship program helps you do, achieve lift off. Are you ready?Position Summary:Supports engineering activities such as design, validation, modification, and assembly of prototype RF and electro-mechanical systems, and specialized test equipment. Applications include analog, digital and RF circuits and systems. Works from schematics, diagrams, written, and verbal descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform testing, checkout, and trouble-shooting functions. Develops test process and detailed testing procedures to collect production data and device conformance to specification. Designs, develops, and implements cost-effective methods of testing and troubleshooting systems and equipment. Designs test fixtures and equipment, reviews specifications, and test procedures for new products.Responsibilities:
  • Develops test plans, specifications and procedures to allow transfer of products to manufacturing. Performs simulations to define operation to new RF circuits and to verify performance.
  • Researches test equipment capability and configurations for state of the art testing requirements.
  • Develops LabVIEW programming code to drive ATE’s
  • Designs and builds test fixtures as directed from requirements.
  • Analyze testing processes to implement cost reduction, manufacturability, and reliability related process changes.
  • Supports the design, development and evaluation of new RF and electronic products.
  • Performs complex ESS and first article testing to qualify new products.
  • Performs more complicated and advanced tests requiring considerable judgment in determining work methods, interpreting test results.
  • Troubleshoots and repairs circuits and fixtures as required.
  • Complies with department and corporate procedures and quality initiatives.
  • Trains other employees as needed.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities when required.
Qualifications/Competencies:
  • Expertise in the use of electronic equipment such as oscilloscopes, DVM’s, spectrum analyzers, RF synthesizers, vector network analyzers, phase noise test sets, etc.
  • Expertise with LabVIEW language or similar.
  • Strong instrumentation skills and data acquisition required.
  • Experience testing and trouble shooting high power devices and circuits.
  • Working knowledge of the design control process.
  • Good collaboration skills and ability to work as a team member, as well as have the initiative to work independently with limited supervision.
  • Experience prototyping and evaluation of RF electronic assemblies in an R&D or Engineering Lab environment.
  • Ability to trouble-shoot components and systems required.
  • Ability to read and understand BOMs, electrical/mechanical specifications and blueprints.
  • Good verbal, written and organizational skills.
  • Ability to complete tasks with minimum supervision.
  • Good teamwork, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Required Education and/or Experience:
  • Associate's degree or technical college certificate in Electronics and two years of job-related experience or 10 years of directly related job experience
Preferred Education and/or Experience:Bachelor's degree in an engineering field of study and 5-7 years of job related experience

Comtech Telecommunications