Radar Electronics Technician – Instrumentation & Test

Southwest Range Services; New Mexico; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Range Services specializes in operating, maintaining, repairing, and installing electronic equipment used with Instrumentation radars, PCs, and industrial monitoring systems. The role requires identifying complex failures, evaluating waveforms, and applying engineering changes while ensuring equipment operates within OEM standards.

Applicants should have formal electronics training or extensive field experience, familiarity with WSMR data formats, and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Two-year electronics training or three years of work experience in electronics.
• Knowledge of Instrumentation radars and associated data formats (RADS & PAS).
• Working knowledge of PCs, peripherals and software.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, operates and maintains radar-related electronic equipment and instruments.
• Applies advanced electronics knowledge to diagnose complex malfunctions beyond manuals.
• Verifies radar operation meets OEM and support parameters prior to test support.
• Provides technical guidance to lower level technicians and communicates with supervisors and other personnel.

Skills

Electronics theory

RF troubleshooting

Field service

Technical report writing

Education

Two-year electronics training program

Three years electronics field experience

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Multimeters

Personal computers

Job description

Southwest Range Services specializes in operating, maintaining, repairing, and installing electronic equipment used with Instrumentation radars, PCs, and industrial monitoring systems. The role requires identifying complex failures, evaluating waveforms, and applying engineering changes while ensuring equipment operates within OEM standards.

Applicants should have formal electronics training or extensive field experience, familiarity with WSMR data formats, and a valid driver’s license.