RF Manufacturing Technician Lead (Production & People Leadership)

Location: Palo Alto, CA (On-Site)

What You'll Do: Lead and coordinate daily production activities and prioritize work to support schedule commitments. Provide technical and day-to-day leadership to technicians. Help identify production constraints and remove obstacles before they affect delivery. Work directly with technical employees to troubleshoot equipment, process, and production issues. Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve problems. Ensure work is performed safely, accurately, and according to established procedures. Identify and implement improvements to workflow, quality, productivity, and schedule adherence. Support training, cross-training, and development of technical employees. Communicate production status, risks, technical issues, and resource needs to leadership. Help build a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. We Need Real Hands-On RF ExperienceRF experience is required, but we're not looking for someone who has simply worked around RF terminology. We're looking for someone who has personally worked with RF systems, RF test equipment, high-power electronics, electrical instrumentation, or similarly complex technical equipment and can explain what they actually did. Your experience might come from: RF or microwave productionRF test and measurement High-power RF systems Radar or transmitter systems Aerospace or defense electronics Electronics test High-voltage electrical systems Other technically demanding RF/electrical environments Tell Us What You Actually Worked OnA strong candidate should be able to explain: What RF or electrical systems you personally worked with What operating conditions or parameters you monitored What measurements you personally performed What test equipment or instrumentation you used How you diagnosed an abnormal RF or electrical condition A technical problem you personally troubleshot and how you approached itHow you determined whether the equipment was operating correctly Experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, RF power meters, spectrum analyzers, high-voltage measurement equipment, power supplies, and specialized test fixtures is valuable. Experience with high-power/high-voltage RF systems, energized equipment, conditioning or burn-in processes, or tube-based technology is especially relevant. Vacuum Electronics Experience Is a PlusMPP works with specialized vacuum-electronic technology, so direct experience with tubes or related high-power RF systems can be valuable. However, we will consider candidates from other RF and high-power electronics environments who can demonstrate strong technical fundamentals, hands-on troubleshooting ability, and the ability to learn specialized equipment.

What We're Looking For: 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, test, electronics, RF, or a related technical environment.2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, coordinating, or supervising technical employees or production work. Hands-on RF experience. Experience troubleshooting technical equipment in a production or test environment. Ability to understand electrical/mechanical assembly and production workflows. Ability to read and follow technical documentation, procedures, drawings, and work instructions. Experience with process improvement, Lean principles, or similar continuous-improvement practices. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. A hands-on, decisive approach to solving problems. Interest in developing people and taking broader ownership of production. You may already be an experienced supervisor or you may be the technical lead everyone calls when something goes wrong. Either way, we're interested in the depth of your technical experience and your ability to lead people. This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws (ITAR/EAR). Access to certain controlled information may be limited to individuals who qualify as "U.S. persons" (generally U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals). Non-U.S. persons may still apply; however to be eligible for the role, access to controlled information may require U.S. government authorization. Applicants must be able to comply with applicable export control requirements. For security clearance position, the candidate must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Security Clearance as required, holding a security clearance is a plus. The EnvironmentMPP's production and test environment combines RF, high voltage, electronics, specialized instrumentation, and experienced technical employees. You won't be expected to know our products on day one. You will be expected to learn them. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is comfortable getting close to the work, asking technical questions, learning from experienced technicians, and using sound judgment when production problems arise. The role is primarily on-site and requires flexibility to work beyond standard business hours when necessary to support high-priority production needs or critical issues. Why MPP?At MPP, technical knowledge matters. You'll work alongside experienced technicians and manufacturing professionals while helping translate technical expertise into reliable production execution. If you're an RF technical professional who is ready to move from "the person who solves the problem" toward "the person who helps the team solve the problem," we'd like to hear from you.