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Senior Radio Frequency Test Execution Technician

Saint Charles, Missouri Job ID JR2025485970 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Nov. 24, 2025
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) Team in Saint Charles, MO is seeking a Senior Radio Frequency Test Execution Technician for the Outdoor Antenna Range at Smartt Field Airport, St. Charles Portage Des Sioux.

This position provides an opportunity work with an experienced, interdisciplinary, and multi-organizational team to create innovative solutions to meet unique and challenging requirements in a test environment. The Test Operations Lead takes requirements from programs and applies them to range test configurations. This experienced technician will be responsible for leading test setup, test execution, verification, and validation of antennas and radomes.

The successful candidate will have a background in general laboratory skills, mechanical skills, knowledge of RF equipment, strong technical judgment, and the ability to rapidly make and contribute to decisions that balance the overall test program.

This role will require strong collaboration skills to work with an interdisciplinary and multi-organizational team to complete a test program that meets customer requirements. Must have organizational skills and adaptability to work in a fast-paced and continually changing environment.

This position requires up to 10% travel to support partner-site activities.

Position Responsibilities Include:

  • Setting up, configuring, troubleshooting, repairing, and using RF (radio frequency) electronics and laboratory test equipment

  • Layout, setup, and termination of wiring and connectors

  • Interprets and implements electrical and wiring drawings and plans

  • Selection and installation of antennas

  • Working with data acquisition systems

  • Conducts and documents tests on products, systems, components, and technologies

  • Works with engineering team to design, fabricate, build and implement test systems, components, software, and methodologies

  • Conducts system test preparations by coordinating system integration, fabrication, modification, setup, checkout, and teardown with customers

  • Conducts tests, processes data, and documents results for engineering review; participates in test readiness reviews

  • Conducts all test range activities, maintenance, and repairs

  • Operates fork truck and bucket truck/lift vehicles

  • Coordinates shipment and receipt of supplies & equipment

  • Coordinates with airport operations & maintenance/grounds-keeping as needed

  • Coordinates with Global Spectrum Management for outdoor RF transmission

  • Maintains the Outdoor Antenna Range test facility, towers, outbuildings, and grounds

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Associate’s Degree or higher, a Technical certificate or degree, or 2 or more years of equivalent technical education/apprenticeship

  • 10+ years of experience working in a production or lab environment dealing with electronics evaluation, RF testing, calibration, or assembly of electronic components and systems.

  • Ability to travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Active US Security Clearance (DoD Secret)

  • More than the minimum experience working in electronics development laboratories or RF/antenna test ranges

  • Experience with the use of electromagnetics test equipment (Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Power Meters, Oscilloscopes, RF Amplifiers, etc.)

  • Experience with laboratory administration

  • Experience with laboratory testing of state-of-the-art digital, analog/mixed-signal, and/or RF integrated circuits

  • Experience with laboratory testing of antennas and/or RF/microwave/electro-optical components

  • Experience supporting military radar, communications, electronic warfare, or avionics/mission processor program

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Travel:

This position requires ability to travel up to 10% to support partner site activities.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range: $85,850 - $116,150


Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 28, 2025


Export Control Requirements: If the successful candidate is not a “U.S. Person“ (as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 “U.S. Person” includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees) and the position requires access to export-controlled data, an appropriate export authorization by the U.S. Government may be required prior to such access. Employment, and the continuity of employment of non-U.S. persons, is contingent upon the company’s ability to secure and maintain the necessary export control authorization.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person not required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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