Electrical Engineering Support Specialist

Electrical Engineering Support Specialist

We are searching for an Electrical Engineering Support Specialist to join the Electrical and Mechanical Solutions Department at The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. In this role, you will contribute to a variety of projects that support the command, control, and communication missions for our military sponsors. You'll be hands on with the fabrication, assembly, and validation of complex hardware designs, and you'll have an opportunity to support field work at locations around the world.

ARL is an authorized DoD Skill Bridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Perform assembly operations and fabrication of deliverable equipment
• Evaluate, recommend, and purchase materials and components to meet operation specifications and interact with vendors
• Install, calibrate, operate, and/or maintain standard and non-standard equipment, experimental hardware, and/or computer systems
• Assist with or assess in identifying system faults; repair/adjust standard and non-standard equipment
• Provide input to the layout, fabrication, assembly, documentation, and testing of standard and non-standard equipment
• Assist senior technical/engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data
• Work as part of a test project team

Additional responsibilities for higher level position includes:

• Provide input and perform design and layout of standard test equipment
• Inspect, test, and calibrate parts and equipment
• Evaluate the selection of materials and components based on operational and performance specifications
• Assess and identify system faults; adjust and repair as needed
• Assist senior technical/engineering staff in gathering, compiling, and archiving test data
• As part of a test project team, perform task leadership roles
• May develop and provide documentation for task procedures and process evaluation

Required skills/experience areas include:

• Electronics and/or electro-mechanics components, including understanding schematics and assembly drawings, interpreting component datasheets, and soldering surface mount and leading components
• Past success operating electronic test equipment (Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzer, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes), as well as assembly, testing, and troubleshooting of electronic components
• Microsoft Office software
• Willingness to perform basic computer tasks and an interest in learning new programs

Preferred skills/experience areas include:

• Active security clearance, at the Secret level
• Schematic entry and layout software, such as Altium
• Mechanical design software, such as Solid Works or Fusion
• RF hardware, including amplifiers, attenuators, mixers, coaxial cable, receivers, and transmitters

Your working location will be fully on-site, located in State College, PA. This position will require occasional travel to off-site locations in support of testing as part of a small team of researchers, engineers, and technologists.

MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

If filled as Engineering Support Specialist
- Intermediate Professional, this position requires:

• Associate Degree
• 2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted
• Required
  
  Certifications:
  
  None

If filled as Engineering Support Specialist
- Professional, this position requires:

• Associate Degree
• No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education.
• Required
  
  Certifications:
  
  None

ARL's purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website .psu.edu.

SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $46,400.00 - $74,000.00.
** THE PROPOSED SALARY RANGE MAY BE IMPACTED BY GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENTIAL**

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children.

For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page.