RF Manufacturing Test Engineer

Irvine · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 129,000-171,000 · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 8, 2026

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The RF Manufacturing Test Engineer will join the Electromagnetic Warfare team to ensure systems are tested to stringent standards for high-quality production.
This role involves developing and improving test systems, troubleshooting complex electrical issues, and optimizing throughput for defense hardware.
The engineer will collaborate across design, quality, and manufacturing teams to support product sustainment and new product introduction (NPI).

Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensure production test flow.
Provide hands-on troubleshooting and resolve complex electrical issues found during testing.
Maintain test capabilities from system-level checkouts to component-level in-process validation.
Improve and sustain existing test systems to enhance automation, consistency, cycle time, and test coverage.
Generate test work instructions for the technician team in MES and provide training.
Develop a library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guides and diagrams.
Determine root cause of product failures and recommend corrective actions (RCCA).
Work with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
Contribute feedback to early-stage test design for NPI processes.
Analyze test data, document results, and provide detailed reports to identify defects and improvements.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
5+ 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.
Thorough knowledge of PCBA testing standards and methods.
Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, 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).
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

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