Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Northwest Electromagnetics Lab Team is looking for an enthusiastic RF Test & Evaluation Lab Technician based out of Seattle, WA or Tukwila, WA.

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us.

This position provides an opportunity work with an experienced, interdisciplinary and multi-organizational team to create innovative solutions to meet unique and challenging requirements in a laboratory environment. The team takes requirements from programs and applies them to a full-scale laboratory test. This technician will be responsible for supporting a team for setup, testing, verification, and validation of cutting-edge low observable technologies. They will also have an experienced background in general laboratory skills, mechanical skills, knowledge of RF equipment, strong technical judgment, and the ability to rapidly make and contribute to decisions that balance the overall test program.

This role will require strong collaboration skills to work with an interdisciplinary and multi-organizational team to complete a test program that meets customer requirements. Must have organizational skills and adaptability to work in a fast-paced and continually changing environment.

Position responsibilities

• Working with RF electronics and laboratory test equipment

• Working with wiring and connectors

• Working with mechanical equipment

• Working with Visio

• Working on drawing interpretations

• Working with data acquisition systems

• Experience with high-power electrical systems

• Plans, conducts and documents tests on products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes and technologies

• Designs, fabricates, builds and analyzes test systems, materials, components, software and methodologies

• Coordinates test requirements, determines test methods and capabilities

• Conducts system test preparations by coordinating system integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout and teardown

• Conducts tests, analyzes data and documents results; participates in test readiness reviews

• Troubleshoots and resolves laboratory and test-related problems

• Coordinates test laboratory activities and maintenance and repairs

• Coaches and trains others. Works under general direction

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Associate’s Degree or higher, a Technical certificate or degree, or 2 or more years of equivalent technical experience

• Experience working in an electrical lab as a designer or technician

• 3+ years of experience working in laboratories focused on development of electronic components and systems

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Active US Security Clearance (TS/SCI preferred)

•  More than the minimum experience working in electronics development laboratories

• Experience with laboratory administration

• Experience with laboratory testing of state-of-the-art digital, analog/mixed-signal, and/or RF integrated circuits

• Experience with laboratory testing of antennas and/or RF/microwave/electro-optical components

• Experience supporting military radar, communications, electronic warfare, or avionics/mission processor program

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Associate) and typically 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Bachelor+1 years' related work experience, 5 years' related work experience, etc.)

Relocation:  

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift Work Statement:

This position is for 1st shift

Union:

This is a union-represented position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.