Current Employment Opportunities
Comtech PST Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), is a world leader in the design and manufacture of solid state broadband high power amplifiers and control components. Become a part of our tremendous growth and find your fullest career potential with amplifier and component technologies hottest success story.
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Comtech PST is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. (M/F/D/V).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, gender orientation, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, creed, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations may include but are not limited to, that which may enable individuals with disabilities and special disabled veterans to perform the essential functions of this position. Must have a background that would permit the U.S. Department of Defense to issue clearance levels if necessary, which includes US Citizenship.
Responsible for operating machinery used to develop circuits with surface mount technology. Ability to troubleshoot and/or resolve machinery issues. Works under the direct supervision of senior department staff.
• Operates specialty machinery to fabricate, manufacture, assemble, or move products
• Working knowledge of SMT machinery
• Works from schematics, specifications, sketches or other authorized information to determine performance requirements of equipment being used
• Ability to read and interrupt blueprints or schematics
• Ability to create and validate profile recipes used for SMT Reflow Ovens
• Responsible for insuring components are placed properly on circuit board
• Follows production schedules and notifies supervisor of any issues
• Analyses machine operations and outputs and adjusts accordingly
• Experienced with minor repairs or adjustments to machinery to insure it is working properly
• Conducts quality checks periodically
• Ability to program and operate SMT Pick and Place machinery as well as practices safe machine operation
• Maintains accurate records of all work performed
• Performs other similar related tasks as assigned
• Follows departmental procedures and guidelines. Performs other similar related tasks as assigned
• Maintains a positive work environment by professional and courteous conduct and communications with others, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, and vendors
EDUCATION REQUIRED: 2 years technical or military schooling or equivalent preferred
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Two to five years of SMT experience
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced Shipping/Receiving Coordinator to join our Melville, NY team! We are looking for a motivated and responsible team players with strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. Operates both in an Engineering and Production environment with minimum supervision. The ideal candidate will aid in the receiving and recording of all material and prepares for actual shipping of material to customer as well as necessary record keeping. Works under the limited supervision of the senior operations staff. Reports to the Director of Manufacturing.
Candidate should be a self- motivated individual who executes responsibilities independently and with limited supervision. Candidate should enjoy working in an innovative, forward thinking environment! Here are some of the opportunities you can expect as part of our team:
• Trains all department personnel in processes or methods in accordance with departmental procedures and practices
• Assigns and coordinates work assignments to meet department schedules
• Coordinates with Contracts, Program Management, and/or Administration for determination of scheduled shipment dates and packaging requirements
• Controls ordering of all packaging materials to support packaging needs
• Receives and prepares all paper work for incoming materials
• Assists in design of packaging requirements and ensures all shipping documentation is correct
• Good computer skills and working knowledge of Excel
• Decodes and ensures compliance with all contractual packaging specifications
• Provides for all modes of shipping. Selects the most economical and expedient means of shipping company goods consistent with contractual requirements. Must be familiar with UPS, Fed Ex, DHL as well as Freight Forwarding companies
• Files claims for all lost or damaged goods. Traces all shipments when forwarding information is required or delay has incurred
• Determines, in coordination with appropriate company personnel, when company goods are to be insured while in transit and the insured value
• Maintains good housekeeping and safety practices
• Makes deliveries and picks up material, etc., as required
• Performs the duties of the Stock Clerk, Shipping Clerk or Materials Clerk as needed
• Performs other tasks as assigned
• Maintains a positive work environment by professional and courteous conduct and communications with others, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, and vendors
EDUCATION REQUIRED: High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Reading, writing, and mathematical ability at high school level or above required. Valid driver’s license and ability to operate truck, van, forklift, and other similar motor vehicles required
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 2 years related experience required. Must be familiar with proper handling of sensitive electronic parts and devices
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST, a world leader in the design & manufacture of solid state broadband high power amplifiers and components is seeking individuals to join a talented RF Engineering team involved in the analysis, research, design, development, fabrication & testing of devices or systems for applications from 1 MHz to 6 GHz. The ideal candidate will be able to perform original circuit design & analysis & design & plan layouts & schematics.
EDUCATION REQUIRED: BSEE degree and 5 years experience or equivalent required.
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our Melville, New York team! We are looking for a motivated and responsible team player with strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. He or she will serve as liaison between the creative engineering professionals and the functional manufacturing organizations. The candidate we are looking for will deal in the conception, design, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods and processes. We are offering the opportunity to break new ground with the Director of Manufacturing and our executive staff. We need someone who enjoys working in an innovative, forward thinking environment
• Uses creativity to work within an innovative experienced team of manufacturing and engineering professionals to determine, revise and review economic methods, operation sequences and tooling
• Develops and evaluates manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling and materials; conferring with equipment suppliers; soliciting observations from operators
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements and equipment layout
• Will engage in a wide degree of decision making while analyzing new design layouts for cost reductions, maximum workflow and efficiency
• Develops vital assembly guides, operational manuals and illustrations for manufacturing processes utilizing computer aided design and manufacturing software applications in the effective execution of this activity. Create ECNs when necessary to improve/correct documents/products and processes
• Supports our team of industry leading Engineers and Designers with valuable guidance in product operations
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements
• Assists and guides Supervisors on groundbreaking techniques for new products, work processes, and other manufacturing needs. Additionally, will assist with the determination of the root cause of rejected parts and /or assemblies
• Create positive impacts to the organization by using problem solving skills to review in process documentation for errors and inconsistency improving efficiency and output
• Advance your skills as you work with other engineering professionals
• Participate and learn in remarkable brainstorming sessions and cross-departmental meetings to increase productivity and decrease cost
• Assist in maintaining our positive and lively work environment!
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 5-7 years’ experience required. Problem solver familiar with root cause analysis and project management.
Familiarity and experience with the following: RF & microwave frequency products, subassemblies, modules, PC boards and wire bonding. Experience in working with chip and wire processes required. Knowledge of advanced manufacturing methods in test, assembly and fabrication required. Interpersonal communication skills using professional and courteous conduct. Must be able to work in a cleanroom environment. Works well within a team!
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to join our Melville, New York team! We are looking for a motivated and responsible team player with strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. He or she will serve as liaison between the creative engineering professionals and the functional manufacturing organizations. The candidate we are looking for will act as a Project Engineer as it relates to the control circuitry within a system driving the activity to successful conclusion. We need someone who enjoys working in an innovative, forward thinking environment! Here are some of the opportunities you can expect as part of our team:
• Investigates and conducts studies on specifications and requirements of the project
• Provides direction to Digital Engineers, Associate Engineers, and/or the Engineering Technicians for bread-boarding, debugging, and testing
• Creates and writes interface control documentation
• Plans tests to be conducted and arranges test set-up design and manufacturer
• Provides technical assistance in the preparation of spare parts lists, special tools, test equipment, and other engineering data
• Proficient using microprocessor programming languages: C, C++ as well as using real time operating systems (RTOS)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience writing technical specifications and other technical documents
• Assist in maintaining our positive and lively work environment!
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Knowledge of Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) programs is preferred
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 7 years minimum or equivalent of experience in design, development, analysis, and investigation of embedded systems is required
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Perform various quality-related functions within the organization’s quality program to develop, apply and maintain quality requirements for processing components and other materials into finished product. Reports to Director of Quality Assurance
• Drive process improvements throughout our organization at both Comtech locations
• Implements established methods and procedures for assembly and inspecting the quality level of products and production equipment
• Analyzes failure reports and returned products and report corrective action to customers
• Prepares and maintains defect trend analysis reports
• May be required to witness in-plant testing of electronic equipment in accordance with an approved test procedure
• Analyses of a variety of complex electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical items for workmanship acceptability as well as complex, precision mechanical parts and assemblies for acceptability by using a variety of tools, gages, and basic shop math
• Records and analyzes results of inspections in the computer system and prepares inspection reports identifying approved and rejected quantities
• Maintain a positive work environment by professional and courteous conduct and communications with others, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, and vendors
• Be responsible for performing source inspections and reducing the variability of purchased materials through strong leadership and continual improvement of supplier quality planning processes
• Perform internal and external supplier quality audits. Establishes and maintains a vendor/outsource database. Support and improve the supplier selection process
• Develops metrics for supply base and procurement process to optimize Quality performance. Create/write procedures to optimize Quality performance
• Back-up the Inspection Department
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Two years electrical or mechanical engineering or electronics trade school, equivalent military schooling or ASQ-CE certification or equivalent experience. J-STD-001 and IPC-610 knowledge and /or certification a must
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Five years Quality Control inspection experience with electronic components as well as related Quality Assurance/Manufacturing experience including SMT high reliability electronics in a ISO/AS9100 environment. Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing and 5S is a plus. Microsoft Office products literate
NOTE: This position description does not list all the duties of the job and the company has the right to revise the description at any time. The position description is not a contract for employment
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced MIC Assembler to join our Melville, New York and Topsfield, Massachusetts team! We are looking for motivated and responsible team players with strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. Candidates will support Engineering in the development of new products and new methods of assembly as they pertain to MIC. Operates both in an Engineering and Production environment under a microscope with minimum supervision. We need someone who enjoys working in an innovative, forward thinking environment! Here are some of the opportunities you can expect as part of our team:
• Working within an Engineering environment, assisting in the assembly of new products and the development of new assembly methods and processes. This includes working with minimal documentation and/or red-lined drawings
• Dependent on Engineering work support production to meet their schedules and deadlines
• Assist in the development of assembly processes and methods. This includes marking up sets of documentation to reflect the final product build and by the final assembly process/method
• Working knowledge of MIL-STD-883 as it applies to Comtech PST component products and assembly methods
• When requested meet with subcontract manufacturers to review the assembly process as specified in the documentation package
• Performs die attach and wire (ball and wedge) / ribbon bonding of RF substrates, circuits and components using a variety of epoxies and solders
• Uses small hand tools and equipment under a microscope
• Familiar with the use and routine care of common MIC laboratory equipment including manual wire and ribbon bonders (i.e.: West Bond; Mech-El), bond-pull testers, solder reflow stations, and plasma cleaners
• Reads and interprets blueprints, parts lists, travelers, rework instructions and process procedures to determine sequence of operations and proper assembly techniques
• Capable of holding mechanical tolerances to rigid specifications (often +/- .001”), using a variety of measurement and calibration equipment such as microscope-mounted reticules, calipers, and micrometers
• Documents and communicates in writing and via E-mail technical issues, scheduling / assignment comments, and process times. Capable of providing written reports to assist in scheduling work and revising documentation as needed
• Use of basic computer skills and Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook) to communicate information between departments
• Experience in soldering to MIL-STD-001 a plus
• Performs low level testing of sub-assemblies, as well as other similar related tasks assigned
• Maintains a positive work environment by professional and courteous conduct and communications with others, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, and vendors
EDUCATION REQUIRED: High School diploma or equivalent. Additional technical training a plus
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 10 years experience in a related position required
• Create positive impacts to the organization by using problem solving skills to review in process documentation for errors and inconsistency improving efficiency and output
• Advance your skills as you work with other assembly professionals
• Participate and learn in remarkable brainstorming sessions and cross-departmental meetings to increase productivity and decrease cost
• Assist in maintaining our positive and lively work environment!
• Works well within a team!
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced Wirer-Sub Assembler to join our Melville, New York and Topsfield, Massachusetts team! We are looking for motivated and responsible team players with strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. Candidates will support Operations in the development of new methods of assembly as they pertain to Sub-Assemblies. Operates both in an Engineering and Production environment under a with or without a microscope with minimum supervision. Perform wiring tasks on electrical systems with a high degree of skill, utilizing a variety of written, visual, and verbal instructions. We need someone who enjoys working in an innovative, forward thinking environment! Here are some of the opportunities you can expect as part of our team:
• Responsible for wiring, soldering and assembly operations required in the construction of system level electronic equipment
• Works from Wire Run Lists, prints, sketches, diagrams, and verbal instructions
• Performs cabling and harnessing
• Uses all assembly tools, such as: soldering irons, pliers, cutters, strippers, and support tools
• Performs similar tasks as assigned
EDUCATION REQUIRED: High school or technical trade school diploma or training in military service preferred
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 5 years diversified precision wiring experience with knowledge of government and commercial specifications required
• Create positive impacts to the organization by using problem solving skills to review in process documentation for errors and inconsistency improving efficiency and output
• Advance your skills as you work with other assembly professionals
• Participate and learn in remarkable brainstorming sessions and cross-departmental meetings to increase productivity and decrease cost
• Assist in maintaining our positive and lively work environment!
• Works well within a team!
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is looking for experienced Test Technicians to join our Melville, New York and Topsfield, Massachusetts team! We are looking for motivated and responsible team players with strong technical ability with RF and Microwave. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. The candidates we are looking for will have the ability to design and develop test procedures as well as the ability to prepare recommendations for testing and documentation of procedures to be used from the product design phase through to initial production. These individuals may construct or assist in the construction/design of test fixtures We need people who enjoy working in an innovative, forward thinking environment!
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Associate's degree in Engineering or equivalent as well as knowledge of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) programs preferred
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com
Comtech PST is growing and needs an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join our Topsfield, Massachusetts team! We are looking for a motivated and responsible team player with strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to drive new concepts and techniques for improving producibility, solving problems, and reaching the next level. This exciting role offers an opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top industry leading professionals. He or she will serve as liaison between the creative engineering professionals and the functional manufacturing organizations. The candidate we are looking for will oversee complex assignments involving the analysis, research, design, development, fabrication and testing of devices and systems. We need someone who enjoys working in an innovative, forward thinking environment! Here are some of the opportunities you can expect as part of our team:
• Directs the establishment and administration of design and development programs as they relate to Company business to insure competitive leadership in fields of activity
• Supplies technical assistance and coordination to engineering staff assigned to the project
• Maintains a positive work environment by professional and courteous conduct and communications with others, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, and vendors
• Plans and performs analytical engineering work directed towards improving product performance or the development of new products or design techniques
EDUCATION REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent. Knowledge of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) programs preferred
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 10 years experience in a related position required
• Teaming with others in meaningful cost studies, equipment recommendations and make/buy decisions
• Assist in maintaining our positive and lively work environment!
• Works well within a team!
TO APPLY: Send your resume to Jobs@comtechpst.com