Antenna Engineering Technician - Dayton Granger, Inc.

Immediately Hiring: Antenna Engineering Technician

Company: DAYTON-GRANGER (DG)

Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315

Direct hire, Full Time

Who We Are: Dayton-Granger, Inc. “DG” has been in business for over 80 years as a leading supplier of avionic products to the aerospace industry with customers, including commercial airframe manufacturers, military program managers and general aviation aircraft manufacturers.

Embrace the opportunity to work alongside a talented and dynamic Engineering team where your experience is valued and enjoy the stability of a long-standing industry leader combined with the comforts of a small company environment. We offer competitive salaries, excellent affordable benefits, and opportunities for career growth in our fast-paced manufacturing setting. This is a great opportunity for an Antenna Engineering Technician that will work with our engineers in the design and development of Antenna product.

RESONSIBILITIES: 

• Transition engineering prototypes into production in collaboration with the Engineering team.
• Perform and troubleshoot various antenna tests, including setting up antenna test sequences and interpreting test data.
• Build circuit boards, assemble antenna assemblies, and fabricate test fixtures.
• Support manufacturing by identifying root causes of product failures and maintaining test equipment.
• Manage the records library of test result data and generate test reports and procedures.
• Execute test procedures, following all DG safety procedures as per company policies and guidelines from the Facility Engineer/Safety Director.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate's degree in Electronics, Military background, or technical institute program training.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with RF and antennas.
• Experience setting up antenna test sequences and interpreting test data.
• Proficiency with network analyzers, amplifiers, antenna test equipment, ohmmeters, and soldering.
• Familiarity with antenna tuning and Smith Charts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective interaction with management, engineers, technicians, and manufacturing employees.
• Great people skills to be able to interact with effectively with management, engineers, technicians, as well as employees in manufacturing.
• Experience maintaining and operating antenna test measurement equipment.
• Experience testing antennas on aircraft is a plus.

BENEFITS:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Coverage
Complimentary Basic Life Insurance
Supplemental Life Coverage
Long and Short Term Disability Coverage
Mental Health Benefits
Paid Time Off
401(k) with Matching Contributions
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Bereavement Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Length of Service/Milestone Anniversary Gifts
Team Building Activities
Annual Increase Opportunities
On-Site Gym

Why You'll Love Working with Us…

We are a multi-generational team with members representing a diversity of cultures, educational backgrounds, experience levels and ideas all "making it happen" from one location in beautiful, coastal South Florida. We are a long-standing supplier providing cutting edge products in support of long term aerospace programs, while at the same time developing new products to meet the needs of new customers, programs and up and coming markets. Additionally, DG loves its employees! The average employee tenure is around 10 years. Length of service milestones are celebrated company-wide and employees may make selections of anniversary gifts.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

This position requires use of or access to information subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR") or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR"). Accordingly, all applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of these regulations. Under ITAR, a U.S. person is defined as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, or a person who is a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))