RF Test Engineering Lead - Distributed Team & Automation

Roboticsconnected; Albuquerque (NM); In loco; USD 107.000 - 181.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

AeroVironment seeks an experienced RF Test Engineering Manager to lead RF test activities across Albuquerque, NM and Germantown, MD. You will guide test strategies, automation, and qualification from prototype through production, coordinating a geographically distributed team of engineers and technicians.

Ideal candidates combine strong RF/microwave expertise with hands-on lab leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across systems, design, and manufacturing to improve test efficiency, quality,

Competenze

• Bachelor's in Electrical or RF Eng with 8+ years' leadership experience.
• Strong RF/microwave theory, s-parameters, and system performance knowledge.
• Hands-on RF test equipment experience and data analysis capability.
• Experience with RF test plans, automation, and data analysis tools (Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW).
• Ability to lead multi-site teams and coordinate resources across programs.
• Experience with development processes, verification, and production lifecycle.

Mansioni

• Lead and develop a geographically distributed RF test team across two sites.
• Develop test strategies, plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria for RF subsystems.
• Oversee automated RF test systems, fixtures, instrumentation, and data workflows.
• Direct RF characterization, integration, troubleshooting, verification, and qualification.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to ensure test coverage and traceability.
• Coordinate lab operations, calibration, equipment sharing, and safety.
• Support design reviews, test readiness, and technical investigations.
• Create standardized test processes, documentation, and automation frameworks.
• Develop test estimates, schedules, and risk assessments for programs.

Conoscenze

RF test engineering

Leadership

RF/microwave theory

Test automation

Mentoring

System integration

Formazione

Bachelor's in Electrical/RF Eng

Master's degree (preferred)

Strumenti

Vector network analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

LabVIEW

Python

MATLAB

Descrizione del lavoro

AeroVironment seeks an experienced RF Test Engineering Manager to lead RF test activities across Albuquerque, NM and Germantown, MD. You will guide test strategies, automation, and qualification from prototype through production, coordinating a geographically distributed team of engineers and technicians.

Ideal candidates combine strong RF/microwave expertise with hands-on lab leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across systems, design, and manufacturing to improve test efficiency, quality,