Principal Engineer Electronics – Manufacturing Engineering; RF

Relocation assistance:
No. Clearance required for start:
No. Clearance type:
Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

Location:

Rolling Meadows, IL.

Position Title:

Principal Engineer Electronics – Manufacturing Engineering (RF).

• Lead and support Non-Recurring (NRE) test station development for EOIR products including requirements reviews, equipment selection and procurement, drawings, station build, validation, and development testing.
• Identify design improvements for manufacturability to reduce assembly complexity and costs, engaging with Design Engineering to incorporate changes.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering, Production technician, Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality organizations to test EOIR products and provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures.
• Review quality metrics to identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, cycle time, and defects.
• Lead and report day-to-day test engineering efforts, provide executive level presentation on current state of a project or plan to resolve production-level issues, perform earned value on non-recurring activities.

• Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology or related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master’s degree with minimum 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience with hardware and calibration/testing methodology.
  • Experience with RF test instruments such as Performance Network Analyzer, Signal Generator, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, etc.
  • Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, or firmware issues.
  • Experience completing hardware projects involving design/development activities and/or integration and validation activities on schedule and on budget.
  • Experience managing small to medium scale projects or leading continuous improvement projects.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. US Citizenship required.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • 5 or more years of experience in electronic hardware manufacturing environment.
  • Hardware & software troubleshooting experience of test equipment or prime hardware.
  • Experience troubleshooting unit under test.
  • Experience with RF Electronic systems in manufacturing or design (software, firmware, etc.) environment.
  • Familiarity with reading schematics and interpreting electrical one-lines.
  • Active DoD Security Clearance.
  • Experience creating test procedures or improving manufacturing processes.
  • Experience with Manufacturing software planning tools such as SAP or other ERP systems.
  • Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action methods.

• Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, and additional benefits, including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available).
• $ – $ salary range.
• Additional benefits: health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.

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