Senior RF Debug Technician – Radar Systems

Front Door Defense; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Medical insurance (full-time US-based)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Electronics Debug Technician to own end-to-end debugging during radar production, improving yield while maintaining high quality. You will tackle root-cause investigations across board- and system-level failures, drawing on deep design and test experience to progress from small assessments to large debug efforts for cutting-edge radar technology.

Based in Kirkland, WA, you will join a fast-paced team and collaborate with engineering, systems, and manufacturing to

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with micro-electronics PCB assemblies in a lab.
• Familiarity with ESD equipment and procedures.
• Experience using RF test equipment at microwave frequencies up to Ka-band (40 GHz).
• Experience using digital and analog test equipment, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, and logic analyzers.
• Python experience for interfacing with test equipment is a plus.
• Experience in root-cause analysis of RF/microwave systems.
• Experience assessing RF metrics like return loss, gain, noise figure, compression, and bandwidth.
• Experience with power development/distribution, I2C/SP I, and clock distribution.
• Good interpersonal skills for teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform measurements and tests to identify root-cause for production test failures.
• Localize failures to subsystem level for rework prior to re-entry to production flow.
• Compile and analyze test data and present results with key metrics.
• Develop and document debug methodologies for emergent failure modes.
• Collaborate with EE, systems, and manufacturing teams to ensure thorough root-cause analysis and effective corrective actions.

Skills

RF test equipment

Oscilloscopes

Digital multimeters

Logic analyzers

Python interfacing

Root-cause analysis

Export-controlled data eligibility

Hands-on electronics measurement

Tools

Network analyzers

Signal generators

Spectrum analyzers

Amplifiers

Splitters and switches

Ka-band up to 40 GHz

Job description

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Electronics Debug Technician to own end-to-end debugging during radar production, improving yield while maintaining high quality. You will tackle root-cause investigations across board- and system-level failures, drawing on deep design and test experience to progress from small assessments to large debug efforts for cutting-edge radar technology.

Based in Kirkland, WA, you will join a fast-paced team and collaborate with engineering, systems, and manufacturing to