RF Test Automation Engineer

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world's most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.

Title : RF Test Automation Engineer

Department : 720, Test Engineering

Reports to : Manager

Revision Date : 5 / 30 / 2025

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Chandler

Level : T3

We're seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you're invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we'd love to have you apply.

Position Summary :

We are looking for an experienced RF Test Engineer that will collaborate across Engineering teams to bring advanced Satellite Communication products to market. The RF Test Engineer position is responsible for automating verification and validation testing and ensuring engineering designs meet product specifications prior to market release. The duties of a successful team member include developing test plans, procedures, test automation and performing validation testing on satellite communication equipment such as Solid-State Amplifiers (SSPA's), Multi-Band Transceivers, and Block Up-Converters (BUC's) across C, X, Ku and Ka bands.

Responsibilities :

• Ability to take system, hardware and software level requirements and develop verification test procedures.
• Creation and setup of test fixtures and test stations.
• Ability to create, interpret, modify programming source code in multiple languages such as Python, C++ and Labview for automated test software.
• Supports Integration and Test, Design Verification, First Article and Production test.
• Ability to troubleshoot moderate to complex satellite communication equipment and firmware.
• Responsible for testing advanced product features and test methods to include but not limited to the following :
• Ability to develop and automate RF calibration routines.
• Experience with RF test methods and developing test automation for :
• Frequency Response
• Gain Flatness and Stability
• P1-dB Compression
• Third Order Intermodulation
• Harmonics and Spurious Emissions
• Noise Figure
• Phase Noise
• Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
• Reports, tracks and monitors product performance, capabilities, and defects.
• Writes technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system's operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations.

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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