Sr. RF Test Facility Technician

Company: Orbital Sciences Corporation Location: Columbia, MD 20146 Job Category: Engineering Reference Code: CL07-014 Sr. RF Test Facility Technician Since our founding in 1982, Orbital has pioneered new classes of rockets, satellites and other space systems that have made us one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of space and missile systems. Our commercial, civil government and military customers depend on our low-orbit, geostationary and planetary spacecraft to help them meet their communications, remote sensing and scientific missions. We also launch exciting new careers every day. Join us in bringing the benefits of space down to Earth! Orbital Transportation Management Systems located in Columbia, Maryland is a division of Orbital Sciences Corporation. Orbital TMS is the country's leading supplier of satellite-based fleet management and passenger information systems for the expanding Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) market. Since its beginnings in 1989, Orbital's Computer Aided Dispatch and Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) fleet management systems have been selected by more than 60 public transit and state agency customers in the U.S. and abroad, with units installed, or scheduled for installation, on approximately 27,500 vehicles. We are indisputably the leading systems integrator of the transit industry. To provide the highest quality and reliability, we design, develop and produce our own CAD/AVL software, communications protocol software, and in-vehicle equipment.We are looking for a Sr. RF Technician to do the following:Must be able to perform a wide variety of technical functions in an engineering lab environment and in the field support / customer service disciplines. These functions include the set up, operation, maintenance, modification, circuit testing and troubleshooting of electronic or Electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models or specialized test equipment. Radio / RF Technician background with base station and mobile radio experience required. Must be willing to travel to support system prototype installations, engineering evaluations, site surveys and system troubleshooting. Must be able to write test procedures or instructional guides for the installation, repair and maintenance of equipment and systems. The ability to use windows operating systems, spreadsheet applications and word processing programs is required. Familiarity with drawing packages such as, Auto-cad, View Logic, PowerPoint or Visio is desirable. Technical training equivalent to an Associate Degree and six to seven years of related work experience as an electronic technician are required. 7 years experience required.