RF Electronics Test and Assembly Field Engineer

Job ID: 2615314

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-05

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Field Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC seeks a highly skilled RF Electronics Test and Assembly Field Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions in Colorado Springs, Colorado in support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer.

Job Duties:

• Utilize and maintain a variety of test equipment, including signal generators, bench power supplies, oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers, to ensure successful testing and troubleshooting of systems and components.
• Assemble, test, and repair electronic components and systems per **IPC class 3 soldering** standards, aimed at high-reliability applications.
• Interpret and analyze system-level and component-level electrical schematics to identify and troubleshoot issues effectively.
• Maintain precise technical reports and documentation of testing outcomes, assembly procedures, and quality control records.
• Conduct RF testing to evaluate characteristics of couplers, filters, and amplifiers, and prepare performance metric reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and 9+ years' experience, or equivalent. Additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of education.
• Active Secret Clearance
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in RF testing, general electronics, and assembly.
• Familiarity with high-reliability assembly practices for aerospace, defense, or similar industries.
• Proven track record of quality assurance and documentation for system testing and assembly.

Desired:

• Experience sustaining GBRs, or other Strategic Warning and Surveillance radar systems such as PARCS and UEWR.
• Knowledge of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment mission and associated enterprise.
• Experience working in secure environments or with classified systems.
• Knowledge of DoD or military system requirements.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .