Lead Integration Test Engineer

Stellant is excited to offer an engineering technical support position at our Williamsport facility.  This role will support development, manufacturing and testing of Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs) and Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) as a senior technical contributor.  Stellant’ s industry leading space TWT & EPCs support spacecraft mission needs with over 4700 TWTs in orbit and 290 million operating hours.  Terrestrial TWTs and MPMs support critical applications for RF communications, electronic warfare (EW) and radar, producing ~2000 units a year.  In this role, you will support a multi-disciplinary group of engineers focusing on testing, station setup, programming and troubleshooting the above hardware. This role will also run technical investigations for production issues, support customer meetings and provide strategic guidance on a regular basis. 

• →Support production testing and equipment needs
• →Development of new test setups or testing processes
• →Automation of legacy and new test equipment
• →Coordinate with vendors for maintenance, upgrades and other outsourced needs
• →Troubleshoot equipment or manufacturing errors related to equipment
• →Observe, evaluate and troubleshoot existing production problems
• →Develop an overarching understanding of the testing equipment and processes that go into the vacuum hardware and RF / TWT / MPM / Klystron testing performed at Stellant
• →Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop or troubleshoot new processes
• →Support capital equipment proposals and execution
• →Communicate effectively with vendors, customers, and other company personnel

At least nine years of relevant engineering or equivalent experience, with primary focus RF testing environments. At least 2 years of relevant engineering management experience.  An advanced degree in the field can be considered in lieu of on the job experience as well. Other qualifications that will enable you to perform successfully in this position include:

• Experienced knowledge in RF testing equipment required
• Experience with customer level reviews (like PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR …) a plus
• Experience supporting both production and development a plus
• Programming knowledge helpful
• Experience working with engineering drawings helpful
• Must be able to work well in a team environment and with individuals from a variety of areas within the company (such as program managers, engineers from multiple disciplines, manufacturing and test personnel)
• A bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics or an engineering discipline is required.