RF Test Development Engineer

RF Test Development Engineer

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 Celestica'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. Celestica'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 Health tech.

Responsibilities:

• 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 Celestica 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.

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 Celestica 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. Coaching/Mentoring; may also be required.
• 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 Development Engineering career stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.

Standard Job: Technical Skills:

• Functional / Systems / Stress Test operations: ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations.
• Functional Test Development: Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development (National Instruments LabView, Test Stand, Python, Other), FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Concept Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development
• Structural Test Operations : DFT - Physical Test, DFT - Electrical Test, Test way.

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.
• 25-50% travel required.

Typical Experience:

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

Typical Education:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related years of experience.