Celestica

RF Test Development Engineer-Remote Aerospace & Defense

Celestica$118K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Minnesota, US
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of relevant experience in RF test development or similar roles
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Understanding of Aerospace and Defense sector technologies
  • Experience with RF testing platforms and high-frequency electronics
  • Proficiency in project management and technical leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of production test solutions for RF products
  • Create and present test development proposals based on project requirements
  • Provide technical leadership and direction to local and remote support engineers
  • Review product design requirements and develop testing strategies
  • Act as primary technical contact for customer interactions
  • Analyze complex test system tradeoffs and recommend improvements
  • Coordinate deployment efforts across various global sites

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance and optional voluntary benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
Full Job Description
Req ID: 134505
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: New Hampshire
City: Remote Employee US

Summary

We are looking for a remote candidate with Aerospace and Defense exprience. 25-50% travel to MN required.

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 (
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.

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


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

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.

About Celestica

Celestica is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise computing, healthcare, industrial, semiconductor, and smart energy industries. Celestica's services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 10 countries. Celestica was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of IBM Canada and became an independent company in 1997.
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