RF Test Development Engineer

Req ID: 134505 
Region: Americas 
Country: USA 
State/Province: Minnesota 
City:  Maple Grove 

Summary

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 Healthtech.

Detailed Description

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, TestStand, 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 (<6Ghz), High frequency RF Test Development (<50Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC 10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software. 

STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS : DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test, Testway

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. 

Occasional travel may be 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

Salary Expectation and Benefits Summary

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: $118k-150k Annually

Celestica provides eligible employees (those who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week) with a range of benefits including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short and long term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits and a 401k plan with company match.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

#INDUS

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law. 
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.