Sr. Test Engineer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

As the Senior Test Engineer at Teledyne Microwave Solutions (TMS) in Rancho Cordova you will serve as the technical lead for the development and implementation of automated RF test systems for traveling wave tubes (TWTs) and other highpower microwave amplifiers. You will be at the center of modernizing our test operations by creating flexible scalable test applications developing an intuitive humanmachine interface (HMI) and establishing the data infrastructure required to support advanced analytics and future AIdriven build controls.

Your work will directly improve factory throughput product reliability test consistency and the integrity of missioncritical data for extremely highpower microwave products used in demanding radar electronic warfare and communications applications.

What Youll Do

Automation & Test System Leadership

• Serve as the technical lead for automation of RF testing on the TWT test floor.
• Establish test methodologies including sequencing special tests repeated tests and reporting standards.
• Develop automated test routines with robust safety features to protect personnel and devices under test.
• Ensure test routines record time operating conditions and error codes whenever a test fails or an interlock is triggered.
• Create a configurationmanagement and equipmentsetup system to ensure test consistency across stations and product lines.

Data Infrastructure & Database Development

• Lead development of the database used for storing retrieving and managing production test data.
• Recommend database type (relational vs. objectoriented).
• Define schema tables and query structures.
• Develop methods for retrieving data trending performance and handling anomalies (e.g. repeat tests on the same unit).
• Provide procedures and training to production users for data retrieval and use.

Engineering Support & Problem Solving

• Own technical assignments for testing characterizing and evaluating new and legacy highpower microwave devices.
• Monitor devices and systems to ensure technical issues are rapidly identified and resolved.
• Support production with handson troubleshooting and recommend corrective actions at critical phases.
• Coown and maintain TWT aging profiles and associated test methodologies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Innovation

• Collaborate with design and production engineering on special tests DOEs and new developments.
• Identify opportunities for machine learning and AI to improve yield margins or predictive performance.
• Partner with manufacturing during prototype pilot and firstrun builds to ensure smooth transition to production.
• Work with purchasing production control marketing customer service and quality assurance to meet program objectives.
• Recommend equipment and instrumentation to enhance automation or improve test capability.
• Contribute to proposals for new technical programs and product improvements.
• Support development of automated manufacturing processes to reduce variability and touch labor.

Professional Development

• Maintain a high technical competency and stay current with emerging test automation and data analysis techniques.
• Support occasional travel as needed.

What You Need

Required

• Strong handson technical problemsolving skills and a deep understanding of engineering principles RF/microwave theory vacuum electronics and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with complete test characterization automation data acquisition troubleshooting and production support of TWTs or similar vacuum electronic microwave devices.
• Proficiency with RF test equipment such as signal generators spectrum analyzers VNAs and oscilloscopes.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and reliability.
• Ability to independently manage complex projects while collaborating crossfunctionally.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to travel occasionally for customer or supplier support.
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field 5 years of RF test/automation experience
  OR 15 years of TWT test experience including 10 years in R&D.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance.

Preferred

• Experience supporting hardware in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with automated test systems automated process controls or manufacturing automation.
• Familiarity with build controls or AIdriven manufacturing methods.
• Understanding of machinelearning concepts and their application to manufacturing or microwave device optimization.

What We Offer

You will join a specialized engineering organization building highperformance microwaves and TWT products for radar electronic warfare and advanced communications. Expect:

• A collaborative and technically rich environment
• Opportunities to lead automation and datadriven innovation
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package from a global technology leader

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including but not limited to location local regulations (such as minimum wage) education/training work experience key skills and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.