Radio Frequency (RF) Technician

US Health Partners, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Insurance benefits

Lunch and dinner served daily

Job summary

Austin Sensing Company is seeking an RF Technician to assemble, test, and troubleshoot RF hardware for radar and sensing systems in a hands-on lab.

You will work with RF engineers on prototypes, perform measurements and calibrations, and produce reliable data to support development and production.

Qualifications

• Experience testing, assembling, or repairing RF electronics.
• Hands-on experience with spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators.
• Understanding of impedance, dB, gain, attenuation, reflections, and RF power.
• Ability to follow schematics, assembly drawings, and test procedures.
• Experience with coaxial cables and RF connectors, proper handling and torque.
• Ability to identify measurement errors and distinguish setup from hardware failures.
• Careful workmanship and clear documentation in troubleshooting.
• Comfort collaborating with engineers on prototype and production hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and inspect RF hardware, including boards, antennas, cables, connectors, and parts.
• Set up and run tests with spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, power meters, and scopes.
• Measure gain, loss, return loss, frequency response, and output power.
• Calibrate instruments and account for test setup effects.
• Support RF engineers during board bring-up, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain RF test setups and cable assemblies for development and production.
• Perform soldering and solder rework per engineering guidance.
• Troubleshoot failed assemblies and document symptoms and repairs.
• Run acceptance tests and flag hardware outside specs.
• Record revisions, serial numbers, configurations, and results.
• Maintain lab equipment and follow ESD and safe RF testing practices.

Skills

RF electronics testing

Soldering and rework

Troubleshooting and analysis

Documentation

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree in electronics or equivalent

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Soldering microscope

Job description

About Austin Sensing Company

Austin Sensing Company builds radar, acoustic, and RF sensors for defense, public safety, critical infrastructure, and autonomous systems. We design and manufacture our hardware in Austin, Texas, with a focus on making high-performance sensing reliable, affordable, and widely available.

About the Role

We’re hiring an RF Technician to assemble, test, and troubleshoot RF hardware for our radar and sensing systems. You’ll work directly with RF engineers on prototypes, test setups, calibration, and production hardware.

This is a hands-on lab role. You’ll take RF measurements, build and inspect assemblies, and help identify why hardware isn’t performing as expected. We’re looking for someone who handles equipment carefully, understands RF measurement techniques, and produces results the engineering team can trust.

What You’ll Do

• Assemble and inspect RF hardware, including circuit boards, antennas, coaxial cables, connectors, and associated components.

• Set up and run tests using spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and oscilloscopes.

• Measure gain, loss, return loss, frequency response, output power, and other RF performance characteristics.

• Calibrate instruments and account for cable loss, adapters, and test setup effects.

• Support RF engineers during board bring-up, tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Build and maintain RF test setups, fixtures, and cable assemblies for development and production.

• Perform soldering, rework, and hardware modifications according to engineering instructions.

• Troubleshoot failed assemblies, documenting symptoms, measurements, and repairs.

• Run acceptance tests and flag hardware that falls outside specified limits.

• Record hardware revisions, serial numbers, test configurations, and results.

• Maintain lab equipment and follow ESD controls, connector care, and safe RF testing practices.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience testing, assembling, or repairing RF electronics.

• Hands-on experience with spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators.

• A working understanding of impedance, decibels, gain, attenuation, reflections, and RF power.

• The ability to follow schematics, assembly drawings, and test procedures.

• Experience working with coaxial cables and RF connectors, including proper handling and torque.

• The ability to recognize measurement errors and distinguish test setup problems from hardware failures.

• Careful workmanship, clear documentation, and a methodical approach to troubleshooting.

• Comfort working closely with engineers on both prototype and production hardware.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with radar, microwave electronics, antennas, or wireless communications hardware.

• Experience measuring S-parameters and testing amplifiers, filters, mixers, or receivers.

• Familiarity with antenna measurements and shielded or anechoic test environments.

• Experience with PCB soldering and rework under a microscope.

• Experience running automated tests using Python or instrument-control software.

• Technical training, an associate degree in electronics, military electronics training, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

• 401(k)

• Insurance benefits

• Lunch and dinner served daily