Nearfield Systems Inc - Employment Opportunities

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Position Description : Mechanical Designer

Job Description : Create design layouts, including models, to meet supplied requirements. Generate engineering drawings for fabrication and assembly of mechanical parts from layouts

Essential Duties & Responsibilitie : include the following

Create mechanical model using Inventor; Generate mechanical assembly drawings with parts list from details
Generate and revise orthogonal view drawings for fabrication of parts
Interpret customer requirements and other design requirements with management
Maintain design product documentation
Work with production department to insure product ability and quality

Desired skills :
Familiarity with Autodesk Vault
Good Verbal Communication Skills
Ability to deal with variety of abstract and concrete variables
May occasionally work around heavy industrial machineries

Position Description : Administrative Receptionist

Job Description : Assist with administrative activities as requested. Answer incoming calls, screen all calls, take accurate messages. Greet visitors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
Include the following and other duties as assigned

Answer incoming calls, screen calls, take accurate messages, greet visitors

Make copies, faxing, distributing mail, scanning documents, assembling manual/notebooks, filing

Check paper levels on copiers and printers daily and refill if needed, manage copier maintenance.

Update employee contact list on employee website

Correct and format documents – manuals, procedures, SMPV’s, proposals and other NSI documents.

Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, overtime as needed

Flexibility to handle a variety of tasks. Tolerance for priority changes.

Update ECN and other work logs and organize ECN notebooks

Customer Export Checklist Verification

Accounts Payable – matching invoices to packing slips and PO’s, filing, and mailing

Assemble user manuals

Make Project Books and dividers

Research dates on manufacturing work orders

File Production paperwork in project books

Misc. typing for Production

Print out manuals and put in deliverable binders for customers

Update Customer Supplied Property (CSP) log

Update calibration database

Assist in Quality functions as needed, e.g. update and forward procedures in DCS

Data entry for a variety of applications and activities

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma

Office experience with proficiency in Windows based software, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and other software as required

Ability to deal with variety of abstract and concrete variables

May occasionally work around heavy industrial machineries

Language Skills :

Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers and employees

Good communication skills – both verbal and written

Reasoning Ability :
Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a range of practical problems

Physical Demands :

Occasional stooping, bending, walking, reaching and carrying.

Sitting for prolonged periods of time

Prolonged use of desktop computer

Work Environment :
Normal office environment

Position Description : Service Engineer

Job Description : Repair, maintenance and calibration of NSI products; troubleshooting of customer problems; maintain service records/logs; compose service reports; back-up support of factory assembly and test, and site installation.
The ideal candidate will have strong electromechanical skills and either educational or work experience in radar, robotics, or complex high precision mechanical systems. The candidate would have dealt with assembly or service of the mechanical components of the system, their electrical control interface, and the sensors they control.
As much of the work will take place at customer facilities, the candidate must be able to think and work independently with little direction and be able to improvise with a limited set of available resources.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

Troubleshoot and repair high precision mechanical systems
Align and calibrate NSI products using various optical tooling
Troubleshoot and install electrical components
Provide telephone and site support to customers
Author comprehensive written service reports
Recommend product operation improvements
Develop and improve test procedures and techniques
Domestic & international field support of NSI products (planned & unplanned). Approx. 60%

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications :
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Electromechanical Engineering required

Required :

Experience with alignment using precision mechanical tools (dial indicator, etc.)
Ability to read schematic diagrams and engineering drawing
Ability to troubleshoot computer hardware and software (Windows-based)
Strong computer skills
US Citizenship

Highly Desired :

Experience with RF systems (RX, sources, amplifiers, mixers)
Experience with laser alignment tools (laser tracker, spinning laser, laser DME)
Experience with laser or optical measuring equipment
Experience with VNA (Agilent, R&S, etc.)
Experience with antenna or antenna measurements
Experience in using Matlab
Programming skills (C, C++, VBASIC, java, or similar)

Language Skills :
The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
Fluency in other languages, especially Manderin, Spanish and/or Japanese is a plus

NSI offers highly competitive salaries and excellent benefits including a 401K plan and fully paid medical, dental and life coverage. No relocation expenses provided. U.S. Citizens will be given preference. Please e-mail your resume for consideration.

Internet:	Apply Online
fax:	(310) 525-7100
mail:	Nearfield Systems Inc. 19730 Magellan Drive Torrance, CA 90502-1104

Nearfield Systems Inc. (NSI) is the world leader in design and production of high precision robotic systems used to measure antennas for satellite, communications, and military applications. Our customers include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Raytheon, Toshiba, and others. Our company is looking for motivated individuals with an ability to grow in a fast paced, high tech environment. For further information, visit our Web site at www.nearfield.com.

NSI is located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles in Southern California.

Nearfield Systems Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.