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Test Technician – Microwave Products Group (MPG)
About Microwave Products Group (MPG)
Connecting and protecting people, Microwave Products Group (MPG) is a global leader in mission-critical electronic components and subsystems. With operations across six manufacturing sites, our brand names—including BSC Filters (York, UK), Criteria Labs (Austin, TX), Dow-Key Microwave (Ventura, CA), Pole/Zero (West Chester, OH), Espy (Austin, TX), and K&L Microwave (Salisbury, MD and Dominican Republic)—deliver engineered solutions for military, space, commercial aerospace/industrial, and telecom applications.
Our core expertise lies in precision design and manufacture of communications-based specialty products, ensuring functionality and reliability in demanding environments.
The Opportunity
Due to organic growth, we are recruiting a Test Technician to join our highly skilled, customer-focused Solutions team. Working independently or collaboratively, you will ensure our filters meet exacting customer requirements through a range of test activities, including functional testing, vibration analysis, heat response, and specification alignment.
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Key Responsibilities
- Use microscopes, scalpels, and fine hand tools to make precision adjustments—manipulating tuning screws and RF tracks—to achieve required amplitude/frequency ranges.
- Capture and record test data from analysers and other equipment, ensuring all products align with customer specifications.
- Fault-finding, diagnosing errors, and (where possible) resolving product inconsistencies to maintain high-quality standards.
Requirements & Skills
Ideally, you will bring:
- A confident, organised approach with a genuine desire to learn our quality processes and contribute to achieving standards.
- Patient and methodical skills, capable of fine-tuning components and positioning them to specification.
- Problem-solving strengths, enjoying fault-finding and proposing actionable solutions.
- Engineering or manufacturing experience, exercisable to exacting standards and designs.
- Exceptional attention to detail—with a commitment to keeping your workspace meticulously tidy.
- A passion for collaborative teamwork, driving continuous improvement and meeting targets within our motivated Production team.
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Work Arrangement
- Onsite role only.
Recruitment Commitment
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other prohibited factor.
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Job Function: Manufacturing & Operations
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