RF & Digital Circuit Technician - Secret Clearance

Precise Systems, Inc.; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Precise Systems seeks an RF & Digital Circuit Technician (30084) to support NSWC Crane, IN, performing hands-on circuit analysis and troubleshooting on RF and digital electronic assemblies for DoD programs.

The role requires ability to diagnose faults from schematics, document findings, and work in a secure laboratory environment with potential shift work and overtime as program needs.

Qualifications

• 6 years of hands-on electronics troubleshooting and circuit analysis.
• Highschool Diploma.
• RF fundamentals: impedance matching, filters, LNAs/PAs, PLLs/synthesizers.
• Digital fundamentals: timing/clocking, SERDES concepts, FPGA/MCU interfaces, SPI/I2C/UART.
• Experience with environmental or acceptance testing (ESS, ATP, EMI/EMC).
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-610/620/7711/7721) or J-STD-001.
• Experience working under AS9100/ISO-like quality systems or formal test documentation control.
• Demonstrated experience with RF and digital circuitry troubleshooting and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Perform circuit analysis on RF and digital circuitry, including fault isolation to component level.
• Troubleshoot and repair printed circuit boards (PCBs), modules, and cable assemblies using schematics, diagrams, and test procedures.
• Analyze signal integrity and verify performance of digital and mixed-signal circuits (clocks, data buses, ADC/DAC paths).
• Conduct RF measurements and verification (gain, noise, frequency response, spurs/harmonics, return loss/VSWR).
• Use lab instrumentation to characterize and debug circuits: spectrum analyzer, signal generator, network analyzer, oscilloscope, DMM, power supplies, logic analyzer.
• Document test results, root cause, corrective actions, and recommendations in accordance with program and quality requirements.
• Support integration/test activities and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Maintain configuration control and follow DoD security, safety, and handling procedures.

Skills

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

Schematic reading

Documentation

RF/digital debugging

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Spectrum analyzer

Oscilloscope

Network analyzer

DMM

Power supplies

Logic analyzer

Job description

Precise Systems seeks an RF & Digital Circuit Technician (30084) to support NSWC Crane, IN, performing hands-on circuit analysis and troubleshooting on RF and digital electronic assemblies for DoD programs.

The role requires ability to diagnose faults from schematics, document findings, and work in a secure laboratory environment with potential shift work and overtime as program needs.