Senior Engineering Technician

*Due to the sensitive nature of our work, U.S. citizenship is required. *

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Pacific Defense is an industry leading developer of advanced RF and electronics systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial customers. We specialize in Open Systems Architecture solutions for the non-kinetic fight. Our vision provides cost effective, highly capable, modular, and rapidly reconfigurable systems to our customers in less than half the time of traditional defense contractors. Our team delivers sensing and effects solutions for the Land, Air, Sea and Space domains at an unprecedented pace. We accomplish this strategy by combining broad domain experience in Radar, EW, SIGINT, and Communications with a go-fast commercial execution model. Our model fully leverages Open Standards, like SOSA, CMOSS, and MORA, as well as rapid prototyping methodologies to bring our advanced capabilities to customers.

The Pacific Defense family includes Perceptronics Solutions with expertise spanning signal processing, novel algorithm development, cognitive systems, high performance computing, hardware design and development, and systems integration and test. We embrace the diversity of people, ideas, and a great employee experience to drive the innovation that runs through everything we do. Pacific Defense has established an excellent reputation in our professional community and is growing our team to seize new opportunities to solve tough challenges for national defense. Come join us and accelerate your career!

We are looking to hire an Sr. Engineering Technician who wants to get involved with a small, fast-paced, and dynamic company.

Requirements

• Associates degree or technical training in a related field
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Understands radio frequency (RF) and electronic theory as it pertains to testing microwave down converters, amplifiers, filters, and attenuators at the circuit and module level
• Experienced using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators and oscilloscopes
• Experienced debugging and characterizing RF components and boards
• Experienced using PLM systems (i.e. Arena)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-starter, with ability to work within teams or as an individual contributor to accomplish design goals

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot RF issues at both board and system levels
• Evaluate performance of RF components and boards
• Work closely with design engineers during board bring up, debug and test
• Read and understand schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, test procedures
• Perform rework (i.e. 0201 size parts) and PCB modifications as needed
• Write or modify a board level test procedure with guidance from design engineer
• Collect and organize RF characterization and test data, follow test procedures and instructions for the completion of assigned tasks

Benefits

What we can offer you:

Pacific Defense provides competitive salaries, performance bonuses at all levels, and immediately vested 401K match. We cover 100% coverage for the employee, and 75% coverage for dependents medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, as well as a flexible spending account for incidental health care expenses. We offer paid time off and federal holidays to spend time with family, pursue outside interests, or just get some extra rest.

Pacific Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.