Manufacturing Engineer, Spectrum Control, Frederick, MD
Spectrum Control -
Frederick, MD,
US
Manufacturing Engineer
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
Job description
At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!
The Manufacturing Engineer works closely with Manufacturing and Engineering to support products and improve manufacturing operations. This includes tuning, aligning circuits, troubleshooting RF products, electronic assemblies, equipment, and process issues, as well as performing acceptance testing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Manufacturing Facility
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Third-Party Recruiters
Please note, that per Spectrum Control Policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our values and expectations. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Spectrum Control will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. If you or your agency are interested in becoming an approved vendor please contact ...@am.spectrumcontrol.com.
The Manufacturing Engineer works closely with Manufacturing and Engineering to support products and improve manufacturing operations. This includes tuning, aligning circuits, troubleshooting RF products, electronic assemblies, equipment, and process issues, as well as performing acceptance testing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Experience with RF circuitry (amplifiers, mixers, integrated microwave assemblies) down to the component level. Skilled using O-scopes, Signal Generators and Network Analyzers.
- Inspect products and processes for flaws and identifies areas of improvement.
- Assist in product design, development, and production.
- Sets up, calibrates, and de-bug RF test set ups.
- Assist with test fixture development and documentation.
- Perform hand soldering down to 0402 size components, Obtain IPC Certification in time
- Assist in failure analysis, troubleshooting, rework/repair of non-conforming products.
- Promote and support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities in Manufacturing.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS or Associate Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (optional if 5+ years of RF technician experience).
- 5 years of experience in an electronics manufacturing environment/equivalent military experience is a plus.
- Skilled at using office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as required.
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within electronic assembly field.
- Highly skilled using common hand tools and internal specialized tooling and test fixtures.
- Ability to translate use of tooling to design concept and developing fixture design.
- Experienced in use of various test instruments, with emphasis on RF testing including use of network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, power supplies, DVMs.
- Well-versed in utilizing all document forms: assembly, ATP, BOM, schematics.
- Understand product specifications and applications.
- Skilled using LabVIEW, Python, C#
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Manufacturing Facility
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Third-Party Recruiters
Please note, that per Spectrum Control Policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our values and expectations. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that Spectrum Control will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity. If you or your agency are interested in becoming an approved vendor please contact ...@am.spectrumcontrol.com.