Education: Associate's degree or related field
Experience: 4+ years
We are seeking an experienced EE/EMI Lab Technician to join our Air Dominance & Strike Electrical Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting EMI/EMC Engineers in their designing, building, testing, and validating electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) solutions for electronic products.
This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Build aerospace test harnesses to IPC standards per engineering drawings with a focus on EMI/EMC considerations.
- Rework, repair, and modify complex and high density PCBAs to IPC standards per engineering drawings.
- Update existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, and coverage per engineering instructions.
- Maintenance and calibration of electrical and/or mechanical test equipment.
- Create assembly instructions and bill of materials for harness and PCBA build/modification requests.
- Data Processing - After test completion, verify, review and document all pertinent data.
- Perform Testing - Monitor tests per specifications, interact with customers if needed, troubleshoot, and document all pertinent data for MIL-STD-461, 464, and other standard tests.
- Lab Maintenance / Post-Test Breakdown - Physically remove test items. Maintain lab by cleaning all equipment, keeping calibrated instruments current, & organizing supplies
- Travel to test sites and external laboratories as required.
- 4+ years of electronics lab and testing experience in an R&D environment
- Experience with electrical compliance testing such as EMI/EMC testing per MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-464D, DOD-160
- Familiarity with IPC Quality Standards, IPC-610, IPC-620, J-STD and other assembly and inspection standards
- Familiarity with reading electrical system and component schematics
- Familiarity with product development life cycle, reliability, and compliance testing
- Advanced understanding of DMM, O-scope, power supplies; understanding of RF measurement techniques and the use of various RF measurement instruments (specifically Spectrum Analyzers, EMI Receivers, Network Analyzers, EMI receivers, Power Meters); working knowledge of basic safety practices
- Able to use all standard EMI equipment; able to accurately capture necessary data; able to use TILE (Total Integrated Laboratory Environment) test software
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to pivot quickly between tasks and prioritize simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- IPC-610, IPC-620, IPC7711/7721 and J-STD Certified. (CIS or CIT)
- Associate degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Technologies, or related fields
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience with High Voltage and High Power Testing such as propulsion inverters and batteries
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