Senior RF Manufacturing Test Engineer, EW

Irvine · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 149,000-194,000 · 8+ years experience · Posted Sep 28, 2026

At a glance

As a Senior RF Manufacturing Test Engineer within EW, you will be responsible for ensuring that we are testing our systems to stringent standards ensuring that we are consistently shipping the highest quality products to our customers.
Additionally you will ensure that we are able to meet the required throughput requirements of production.
In this role you’ll need to think creatively and come up with solutions to solve difficult testing problems and push to continuously improve our methods of automation, throughput, user interfaces, and data analytics.

Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow.
Provide hands-on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
Improve and sustain existing test systems to improve automation, consistency, total cycle time, and test coverage (DfM).
Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES.
Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and areas for improvement.
Optimize test strategies for efficiency and effectiveness, reducing test time without compromising quality.
Maintain and calibrate test equipment to ensure precision and reliability.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
8+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
Familiarity with Linux, Ubuntu, LabVIEW, and NixOS.
Experience with contract manufacturers in the testing of PCBA/electronic assemblies.
Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors.
Strong root cause analysis skills of non-conforming hardware.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
Familiar with Product Life Cycle (PLM) systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Test Execution Systems (TES)
Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD clearance

Master’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization.
Experience with test automation, PCBA design, and mechanical design.
Experience with computer hardware communication protocols: USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, etc.
Experience with ESS-related testing (Thermal, Vibration, etc.)
Active Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.

Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next
Highly competitive equity grants

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