Nearfield Systems Inc.
19730 Magellan Drive
Torrance, CA 90502

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

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

RF/Electronic Design Engineer

Software Engineer

Production Technician

Position Description: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

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/Electronic Design Engineer

Job Description:

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

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: include the following

• Specify and select RF and microwave equipment and components to meet customer and market requirements
• Develop unit-level and system-level diagrams and parts lists
• Provide design specification and guidance to mechanical product designers
• Analyze equipment configurations to verify system performance
• Develop procedures to assemble and test electronic equipment
• Develop and perform procedures to verify microwave/RF system performance
• 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 in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years experience in design, support, test, and configuration of electronic or microwave equipment
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical data, particularly in relation to electrical and microwave equipment or measurements
• Working knowledge of design software, including Visio, Orcad, and Inventor .
• Experience with FPGA, CPLD and similar technologies
• Experience designing with logic diagrams and/or VHDL code
• Proficient in operation of electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, DVMs, counters, and spectrum analyzers

Position Description: Software Engineer

Job Description:

Design, development and test of measurement software for microwave antennas.
Software design, coding and testing of:

• NSI Antenna Measurement Software which controls microwave and robotic hardware to measure the radiation performance of antennas, primarily written in VB6
• Interfacing to 2D and 3D graphics modules and other 3rd party software

Desired skills:

• Significant experience with VB6 programming
• Other Languages desired: VB.Net, C++, C#, Java
• Real time programming experience
• Control of hardware devices / robotics
• Scientific programming with good math skills
• OS: Windows
• Specific programming technologies: GPIB, Serial, Active-X and COM, TCP/IP sockets
• BSCS, BS sciences or equivalent knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Occasional domestic and international travel to customer sites

Position Description: Production Technician

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