# RF R&D Technician

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Applied Electromagnetics Division (AED) in Lafayette, CO seeks a RF R&D Technician. This position is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on technician to assist engineers with the realization and implementation of innovative RF hardware solutions during the design phase. This position supports research and development activities where the candidate will perform RF, electrical, and mechanical design, fabrication, measurement, and troubleshooting of antenna, RF circuit, waveguide, radomes, and RF/EM material prototypes. It requires the understanding and operation of a network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, near field scanner, and antenna range as well as CAD software for printed circuits. The candidate must also be skilled at soldering, bonding, and machining of aerospace/defense related hardware at a high level of craftsmanship with an eye for detail. Must have 6+ years of experience; however, prefer 15+ years of experience. Must have a security clearance or the ability to obtain and hold a security clearance. What you’ll do as anRF R&D Technician: Perform S-Parameter reflection, transmission, frequency and time domain measurements of antennas

- **Id**: 4213754
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/applied-research-associates-rf-rd-technician>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Lafayette, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T20:48:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T14:59:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4442
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Engineering Services, Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 2028479
- **Name**: Applied Research Associates
- **Domain**: ara.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ara-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: UltiPro

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.636
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 51
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 35
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 70000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: associate
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T01:58:11Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 4; Filings 12m: 6

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 51
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T15:13:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 70000
- **Is top pay**: no

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