Production Test Engineering S

Elve, Inc is a deep-tech startup in Davis, CA whose patent-pending technology enables 100x faster wireless internet access in urban settings and remote locations. Elve delivers a transformative approach to the design and manufacturing of high-efficiency lightweight millimeter-wave and near-THz RF power amplifiers in large quantities. We are looking for associate production engineers to play key roles in bringing our technology to market. If you are passionate about the future of RF electronics, additive manufacturing, precision assembly, microfabrication, vacuum systems, advanced materials processing, and working on a small and energetic team - we can’t wait to meet you!
A Test engineer at Elve is responsible for the characterization of the performance of Elve products and systems, as well as the design, development, deployment of test and quality infrastructure and systems. This will include performing RF measurements on amplifiers and passive components and operating test high-voltage test equipment (up to 15 kV), as well as creating and documenting the test procedures and automating them using Python. This is a full-time salaried position. The goal of this position is to allow us to rapidly iterate and validate our manufacturing process and approaches while improving our design throughput.
Assignments may include performing product tuning, testing and troubleshooting of RF microwave devices. In addition to standard test equipment such as oscilloscopes, and multimeters, you will use signal generators, diode detectors, power meters, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers. You will work with waveguide and waveguide couplers, coaxial cables, and high-voltage power supplies.

Manufacturing facility
Machine shop
Office
Familiarity with testing electronic devices, preferably including experience with testing microwave devices and or RF amplifiers
Familiarity with electronic test equipment and the use of high voltage power supplies, including high voltage safety practices
Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, other electrical test equipment
Able to read and interpret test procedures and assembly drawings

Hands-on experience building devices (of any kind)
Experience using a network analyzer and other RF test equipment/accessories
Coding experience, particularly Python (for automation and data-processing/analysis), ideally with hardware communication
Knowledge of environmental test processes and equipment is beneficial.
J-STD-001 training preferred
Bachelors engineering degree OR associates degree in a technical field with equivalent work experience

• 1-5 years of engineering professional experience
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Exposure to cutting-edge technology in vacuum electronics, materials science, and additive manufacturing.
on a mission to bring the next generation of high-speed wireless connectivity to a billion people worldwide. That kind of impact is not going to be achieved with incremental improvements- we are gunning for orders of magnitude advances in production capability, cost, size, and power in the mm-wave RF amplifier market.