Summary/Objective

Fairwinds technologies is looking for a Radio Frequency (RF) Integration & Test (I&T) engineer capable of working with a technical team to successfully deliver integrated communications solutions across various internal research & development and customer contracted efforts. The RF I&T Engineer will report to the Vice President of Engineering.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with System Engineers and various engineering disciplines to ensure accuracy of test products and determine if outputs meet project/customer requirements
• Based on customer requirements, lead the development and execution of component, unit, and system test cases.
• Create effective and focused testing plans, strategies, procedures and reports.
• Conduct testing on various RF based systems including radios, satellite communications equipment, and microwave systems
• Create or provide input for technical documentation including Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), system requirements and integration documents (such as Interface Control Documents).
• Analyze current technologies used within the company and develop steps and processes to improve testing procedures and techniques.
• Configure power meters, spectrum analyzers, network analyzer, oscilloscope, and other miscellaneous test equipment to support RF testing
• Define and implement automation processes to ensure accuracy and repeatability
• Utilize Python and associated packages to support test automation: Pandas, PySNMP, PyVISA, and SCPI

Competencies

• Experience operating and configuring RF test instrumentation to perform complex unit and system tests
• Experience automating complex tests using software
• Experience developing test plans, procedures, and reports
• Experience developing system design documents 
• Experience developing high-level hardware architectural designs
• Experience establishing test environments & tracking system/subsystem issues
• Experience in computers and networking

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not supervise others.

Work Environment

This position is primarily performed in a traditional office environment or integration facility. This position is ON SITE in Melbourne, FL.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; use fingers and hands to type or write; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full time, exempt position, working Monday through Friday; 40 hours per work week; occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand. Some flexibility in actual work hours may be offered.

Travel

Up to 50% travel to US/CONUS sites

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelors or higher degree in a technical field or equivalent technical training & experience
• Must have experience configuring & testing point-to-point, mesh radios or other tactical radios
• Must have experience developing test plans, test procedures, and test reports
• Must have experience performing integration and test efforts for medium to large projects
• Must possess fundamental knowledge of networking principals: TCP/IP & Routing/Switching 
• Must have 5-7 year’s systems Test and Integration experience with radios

Preferred Education/Experience

• Familiarity with Field Programable Gate Arrays (FPGA)
• Familiarity with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) fundamentals and techniques
• Experience testing and configuring LOS point-to-point and mesh radios

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be eligible to work in the US. Must be able to obtain a DoD SECRET security clearance.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity