Nearfield Systems Inc.
19730 Magellan Drive
Torrance, CA 90502

Phone: (310) 525-7000
FAX: (310) 525-7100

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

RF & Microwave Engineer

RF / Electrical Field Service Engineer

Mechanical Field Service Technician

Production Technician

Electronic Assembly Technician

Mechanical Designer

Position Description: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description:

We are looking for a senior level mechanical design engineer with a significant track record of real world designs, creativity and innovations, combined with a broad knowledge of mechanical fundamentals. You should enjoy working with technically challenging multidisciplinary systems that incorporate mechanical engineering, civil engineering, robotic, high precision metrology, electro-optics, electronics, RF and software technologies.

You should be comfortable both with back of the envelope calculations and computer aided design (CAD {Inventor / Productstream}, FEA and MS Office).

Expertise with high precision robotic systems, high precision structures, civil engineering, electro-optics and optical metrology are all preferred skills.

Duties include conceptual design, detailed design, tolerance analysis, safety analysis and oversight and mentoring of junior engineers.

Position Description: RF & Microwave Engineer

Job Description:

Design, analyze, and document microwave and RF equipment and subsystems in support of NSI antenna measurement systems

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Specify and select RF and microwave equipment and components to meet customer and market requirements
• Specify, select and characterize microwave cables and components to meet system performance requirements
• Develop unit-level and system-level diagrams and parts lists
• Analyze equipment configurations to verify system performance
• Develop and perform test procedures to verify system performance
• Provide system validation and error determination and analysis
• Prepare RF system user documentation and manuals
• Travel domestically and globally to support installation and training for NSI measurement systems

Education and/or Experience:

• BS degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 4 years experience in antenna or microwave design or measurements
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical data, particularly in relation to antenna and microwave measurements
• Ability to work effectively in the antenna range environment

Maintain, repair and calibrate electronic and microwave RF products for customer systems. Troubleshooting of customer problem reports; maintain service records and/or logs; compose service reports for customers; back-up support of factory sub-assembly and test of NSI electronic products.

• Field service to troubleshoot and/or install repair parts for NSI scanners
• Receive incoming support calls and provide technical support Troubleshoot problem reports and repair as required
• Define cost of repair jobs, including labor and parts content
• Write service reports for customer(s)
• Provide repair on Production electronic equipment and tools
• Maintain RF calibration records and status.
• Renew calibration standards as required.
• Recommend product improvements
• Develop, document and improve test procedures and techniques
• Travel, including international destinations. Approx. 50% post training

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:

• Two years practical experience with electronics and/or motor drive systems.
  
• Bachelor Degree in EE or strong RF microwave experience.
  
• Ability to read wiring diagrams and layouts, specifications and procedures concerning repair, installation and inspection work to be performed.
  
• Must be familiar with computers and electronic instrumentation.
  
• Familiarity with RF instrumentation.
  
• Ability to function under quick turnaround schedules, and handle multiple priorities well.
  
• US Citizenship required

Language Skills:

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers.
• English language
• Ability to follow written and oral instruction.

Repair, maintenance and calibration of NSI products; troubleshooting of customer problems; maintain service records/logs; compose service reports; back-up support of factory assembly and test, and site installation.

Essemtial Duties and Responsibilities: Includes the following and other duties as assigned:

• Field service to service NSI scanners and products
• Align and calibrate NSI products using various optical tooling
• Provide telephone and site support to troubleshoot and repair products
• Written service reports Basic use of NSI measurement software product
• Recommend product operation improvements
• Develop and improve test procedures and techniques Provide maintenance and calibration for shop equipment and tools
• Domestic & international travel (planned & unplanned). Approx. 60%

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to align products using optical tools and mechanical tools
• 5 years experience in Field Service in a robotics environment
• Computer applications (Office)
• Near-field measurement software knowledge
• Ability to read schematic diagrams and engineering drawings
• Ability to clear customer security access requirements
• Fork lift and man lift operation. Qualified for lifting and rigging

Language Skills:

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.English language

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply principals of logical thinking to a wide range of practical problems
• Professional demeanor and communication with customers

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Regularly sits and stands for extended periods of time
• Regularly required to stoop, reach and lift 50 lbs; work around and handle chemicals
• Regularly kneels, crawls, lies on floor on back to work on scanners
• Occasionally works on scaffolding 10 – 30 feet high

Work Environment : Frequently works around industrial machinery

Position Description: Production Technician

Job Description:

Electro-mechanical assembly and fabrication of precision measurement machines; acceptance testing of electrical and mechanical parts and assemblies; packaging of products and literature for shipment. Must be a team player, flexible, quick learner. Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Ability to read electrical/electronic and mechanical blueprints
• Ability to comply with NSI quality system, written procedures and ISO 9001
• Ability to understand and comply with safety rules, including use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Ability to safely operate hand tools and shop machinery (drill press, band saw, etc.)
• Assembly, fabrication, installation, troubleshooting, repair, test and calibration of electro-mechanical assemblies
• Ability to use measuring tools such as micrometers, torque wrenches, dial indicators, etc.
• Perform final acceptance tests and measurement on completed systems
• Maintain documentation for adjustments and revisions on assigned projects.
• Develop and improve test procedures and techniques
• Provide maintenance on shop equipment as needed
• Package merchandise for shipping
• Ability to operate computers with Windows based applications
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs such as Excel and Word a plus and the use of data bases
• Operation of lift equipment (forklift, gantry crane, pallet jack, “cherry picker”)
• Ability to travel to customer sites (global) for installation or repair work

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly sets up, adjusts, assembles, controls, tests and operates electronic equipment
• Ability to perform job functions in high locations, i.e. – ladders, manlifts, catwalks, up to 60 ft off the ground
• Regularly required to stoop, reach and lift 50 lbs
• Regularly stands 50% of the time
• Regularly required to work around chemicals
• Operation of lift equipment
• Regularly kneels, crawls, lies down to work on machinery

Other Requirements:

• Attendance is required 8 hours a day, 5 days a week; Monday through Friday
• Must be available to work overtime as needed
• Assists in keeping shop area clean and tidy

Position Description: Electronic Assembly Technician

Job Description::

Responsible for assembling and inspecting electronic products, cables and assemblies according to written instructions and drawings

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assemble complete electronic products, including mechanical and electronic assembly
• Assemble circuit card assemblies (solder, read schematics and assembly drawings, clean, and inspect)
• Assemble RF and cables of all types from engineering drawings
• Kit electronic parts for production, EPD and R&D as required
• Inspect electronic assemblies to maintain build quality
• Consistently and accurately document production steps, part serial numbers, changes, and other information as required on engineering documents and work orders
• Provide assistance necessary to get products out to customers, projects completed and internal documentation as complete as possible

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• 3 years experience in electronics assembly or repair
• Proficiency in electronics fabrication techniques, including surface-mount, through-hole, and part-to-part soldering
• Proficiency in use of hand tools to construct complex electrical and mechanical assemblies from engineering drawings

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret assembly instructions, drawings and schematic diagrams

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a range of practical problems

Position Description: Mechanical Designer

Job Description:

Create design layouts, including models, to meet supplied requirements. Generate engineering drawings for fabrication and assembly of mechanical parts from layouts.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create mechanical model using Inventor; Generate mechanical assembly drawings with parts list from details
• Generate and revise orthogonal view drawings for fabrication of parts
• Interpret customer requirements and other design requirements with management
• Maintain design product documentation
• Work with production department to insure producibility and quality

Language Skills :

• Good Verbal Communication Skills

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to deal with variety of abstract and concrete variables

Other Skills and Abilities:

Physical Demands :

• Sitting for prolonged periods of time

Work Environment:

• Normal office environment
• May occasionally work around heavy industrial machinery