Engineering Aide

Job Title

1 opening: 12 Months: US Citizen (clearance a plus); $56

Job Description:

• Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes.

• Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).

• Performs detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas; preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency, and quantitative judgements concerning technical data.

• Uses personal computer in performance of analyses and development of documentation/reports.

• May conduct tests and record data to assist with engineering evaluation or analysis. May build wire harnesses to drawing specifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years experience with troubleshooting RF and digital circuits.
• 3+ years experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, power supplies, and signal generators.
• 3+ years experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• 3+ years experience with electrical component parameters and packaging.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Safe handling of ESD sensitive devices.

Desired Skills:

• Associate's degree in electronics or closely related technical field is desirable.
• Familiarity with microelectronics assembly techniques and desired.
• Soldering and assembly experience a plus.
• Familiarity with electronic modules including amplifiers, mixers, switches, frequency generation, and frequency conversion circuits.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Candidate should have knowledge of test equipment: PNAs, signal generators/analyzers, etc.
• Candidate should be able to set up test stands/test benches.
• Candidate should be able to collect data (power/S parameters/harmonics/phase noise/noise figure).
• Candidate should be proficient with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Candidate should be able to use a microscope proficiently.
• Candidate should have block diagram and schematic literacy.
• Candidate should be able to perform assembly to print (without work instruction help) and have general RF knowledge.