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You will be responsible for supporting development of RF and digital systems for next generation avionics test equipment, and radio test equipment.\nEssential Functions:\nExecute plan made by an engineer/more experienced technician, work is closely supervised by an engineer or more experienced technician, and follow specific, detailed instructions\nCommunicate status of work clearly providing visibility to Engineer or more experienced technician\nAble to work as part of a team to assist in the setup, run, and completion of test plans and reports for a large, integrated system\nAble to read and follow schematics and layout drawings to identify solder and assembly problems and correct problems independently or with assistance\nUnderstand system interconnects and wiring practices, able to diagnose and correct connection and wiring problems, and able to create system wiring diagrams with assistance\nAble to prepare and execute electrical rework and software updates on lab prototypes\nTrack lab equipment and coordinate with Calibration lab\nAuthor test set up documents with some supervision\nPre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:\nBasic Qualifications\n2 year Electronics/Electrical Technology degree OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience\nCapable of applying test processes and methods to verify design and products performance\nDemonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and works with a sense of urgency\nUnderstands importance of thoroughly documenting work in an organized manner\nAble to work professionally/in a positive respectful manner with all other Team members and able to work in a collaborative team environment to achieve goals\nCapable of learning new skills and concepts and applying them in new situations.\nBe proactive to help others in the group during any spare bandwidth\nWilling and able to share information and ideas freely and positively\nAbility to perform board level and system level troubleshooting with supervision\nCan execute product test plans and provide detailed test reports\nFamiliarity with WORD. 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