Engineers are the core of RADIAN’s team, pushing the boundaries of electric energy measurement excellence and innovation. Engineers at Radian Research are involved throughout the product life cycle, from initial concepts through product release. Exceptional Electrical, Software and Mechanical Engineers are always in demand at RADIAN.
Technicians of many varieties are prevalent throughout RADIAN. Engineering or production technicians support those key operations. Service and Metrology Lab Technicians test, troubleshoot, repair and calibrate RADIAN measurement instruments and test systems.
RADIAN technical support is foundational to the customer experience and thus the company’s overall success. Strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, precise communication skills and a desire to EXCEED customer expectations are core attributes of an outstanding hardware or software technical support specialist at RADIAN.
RADIAN’s Production team is instrumental to delivering high-quality and reliable products to customers around the world. RADIAN offers numerous Production at both our Lafayette, Indiana and Pearl, Mississippi facilities.
Financial professionals that perform general accounting, analysis, reporting, auditing, budgeting, and tax compliance are essential to RADIAN’s 100% Employee Owned TEAM.
Solutions roles are those traditionally associated with Sales, Marketing and Product Management. These are CUSTOMER facing roles that benefit most significantly from a commitment to the RADIAN Guiding Principles outlined in this Careers section.
Please send your resume to:
Radian Research, Inc.
3852 Fortune Drive
Lafayette, IN 47905 U.S.A.
Attn: Human Resources.
You may also send your resume via E-mail to: careers@radianresearch.com.
Radian Research is located in Lafayette, Indiana which is positioned approximately 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 120 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois. To learn more about the greater Lafayette community please visit the their website, lafayettechamber.com.Please be advised U.S. Citizen / U.S. Resident is a requirement of the position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Corporate Communications Specialist
Position Summary:
Join a world leader in energy measurement and start your ownership journey today! Radian Research is an employee-owned innovative technology company with an engaging and participative work environment. We provide electric meter testing instruments, systems, software and services to the Electric Utility Industry. The focus of Radian is our customer, and the heart of Radian is our team. We recognize and value the 3 Cs of Radian’s culture: customer-centric focus, continuous improvement mindset, and care for our customer, company, community, and for each other.
The Corporate Communications Specialist is the focal point to promote the essence of Radian to our employee owners, recruits, the national ESOP community, and our local community. The Corporate Communications Specialist is a mid-level professional role reporting directly to the President and CEO, physically located in Lafayette, IN at Radian’s corporate headquarters.
You will be our advocate and your positive impact will permeate all areas of our 100% ESOP company. You will promote Radian with targeted universities by building relationships and attending events that help us to recruit the talent that we need to grow our business. You will promote Radian’s work culture and open positions on various platforms. You will represent Radian in both the ESOP and Lafayette communities by participating in conferences and delivering presentations related to a positive work culture and other relevant subjects. Using our Policy Statements as a reference, you will help us to realize the CEO’s desired work culture and you will be a work culture champion. You will do all this and more. This position is physically located in our Lafayette, Indiana facility.
Responsibilities:
Learn: Strive to learn about Radian Research, ESOPs, work culture, and other relevant items.
Advocate: Promote Radian and our innovative mindset on employee engagement, participation, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Give presentations at local and national ESOP conferences. Facilitate the creation of promotional videos about Radian Research and our positive work culture.
Recruit: Assist hiring managers by building relationships and attending job fairs with targeted universities, selling the uniqueness of Radian as the absolute best place to work.
Align: Ensure the company continuously improves at fulfilling the CEO’s expectations related to the desired engaging, high performance and participative work environment for our team of employee owners. Help educate new employees ensuring they learn the Radian mindset for a positive work culture.
Participate: Engage in a positive productive manner. Bring new ideas and opportunities for consideration. Enjoy the Radian Research playground every day. Be positively impactful and have fun doing it.
Other: The above list is not complete … so other items as imagined, as assigned, as needed.
Education:
BS or BA degree in Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Business or Management. Have a degree along with presentation and communication skills and the right mindset to contribute.
Experience:
Experience is a plus, not required. Be willing to learn, take direction, take action and grow.
Mindset:
Success, growth, continuous improvement, grateful, determined, committed and kind. Do good things, help others grow and feel good about it. Be positively contagious. Be on the Radian Team.
Skilled at:
Oral and written communications, creating and delivering presentations, human interaction.
Desirable Qualifications:
Proficient with English language fundamentals and public speaking.
Travel:
Domestically: Yes, some; Internationally: Not likely; Work Environment: Primarily office
Please be advised U.S. Citizen / U.S. Resident is a requirement of the position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Solutions Engineer – RADIAN Innovate
Position Summary:
The Solutions Engineer of RADIAN Innovate is a hands-on development engineering position within the RADIAN Innovate business model and the Ideas to Innovation (I2I) development process requiring vast engineering knowledge and rapid prototyping ability. The Solutions Engineer works closely with Product Management, Field Sales and the Customer to define, develop and deliver a testing solution. The Solutions Engineer is a highly skilled systems integrator able to apply the necessary technology blocks to form a product solution to meet Customer needs in a timely manner. The technology blocks may be from a variety of existing products or they may be under development by other engineers of which the Solutions Engineer integrates into a solution to fit the application. The Solutions Engineer develops and implements scalable technology architectures. The Solutions Engineer devises possible solutions to predicted problems, evaluating other options including risk identification, working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project. The Solutions Engineer analyzes customer needs and develops an overall concept and designs with an eye to performance, architecture, safety, security and scalability. From time to time, as needed, engineers and technicians from the R&D Team may be assigned to work with the Solutions Engineer on a given project. And, from time to time the Solutions Engineer may be assigned to work with the R&D Team on a given project. This position is physically located in our Lafayette, Indiana facility.
Responsibilities:
- Communicate effectively to all relevant team members.
- Conduct Technical feasibility requirements analysis on relevant technologies
for proposed use in future developments.
- Create development plans, strategies and proposed architectures
for solutions that are scalable.
- Support internal research and development teams to develop
firmware, software and hardware frameworks.
- Conduct peer design reviews for quality, performance, standard
adherence and requirement satisfaction.
- Articulate the benefits and decisions in proposing and selecting
architectures or technical design solutions.
- Contribute to directing the design and development of high
reliability analog, digital and software systems.
- The Solutions Engineer position emphasizes ‘systems thinking’
throughout the product life cycle and assures program plans are
developed and coordinated across the product line.
- Identifies trendsetter innovative ideas by researching industry
and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking
individual contributors and their accomplishments.
- From time to time support technical proposal development for new business opportunities.
- Support technology development.
- Support recruitment of engineering personnel.
- Maintain ongoing quality improvement efforts.
- Provide leadership and technical support to project team members.
- Plan and design engineering programs and processes.
- Work with multi-departmental teams to accomplish project goals
- Promotes RADIAN capabilities and interests to customers and potential customers.
- Protects RADIAN’s intellectual property by keeping information confidential.
- Attend assigned industry meetings as needed to represent the company’s interests.
- Other items as needed.
Education:
BS Electrical Engineering required (BS Physics considered). Additional BS in Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science is a plus and MS EE is a plus.
Experience:
Minimum of 10 years total experience in development engineering with experience as a project leader desired. Experience with analog, digital, firmware and software engineering is desired.
Skilled at:
Oral and written communications, working collaboratively, effectively interfacing with all levels of the organizational chart. Leadership abilities to provide guidance to Project Engineers, Development Engineers, Product Managers and Customer Support team.
Position location:
This person may be based at the Pearl, MS or Lafayette, IN facility with Pearl being the first choice. Whichever facility is the primary location, periodic travel will be expected to the other facility.
Travel:
Office, travel to other facility or to customer sites or conference venues
Travel Domestically: 25%
Travel Internationally: less than 5%
Please be advised U.S. Citizen / U.S. Resident is a requirement of the position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Software Developer
Position Summary:
Work independently and as a team using the C# (or other, as applicable) programming language to develop and maintain new and existing software applications. Take direction and collaborate with peers, project team members, and Customers to develop the best software solutions. This position is physically located in our Pearl, Mississippi facility.
Responsibilities:
- Develop an understanding of Radian WECO product requirements, including the different
types of users, how users interact with our products, and how our products integrate
- Agile software development practices (i.e.: Atlassian Tools, version control tools, etc.)
- Communicate and collaborate within a software team dynamic
- Properly document code and release notes in a team coding environment
- Record development time in the corporate time tracking tool for Customer billing purposes
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or similar.
Experience:
- Prefer minimum 2 years’ experience as software developer
- Prefer 1-2 + years electric utility related experience Knowledge of:
Microsoft (“MS”) Windows Application development and Web application development
- Different MS Windows versions and services
- MS Office products
- Database administration
- SQL, SQL Server, and Oracle
- Network security and permissions
- Asset management applications
- Ethernet and Serial Communications
- Atlassian Bamboo
Skilled at:
- C#, Visual Studio
- Atlassian Confluence
- Atlassian Jira
- GIT
Desirable Qualifications:
- Professional and friendly demeanor and appearance
- Possess adaptability to changing priorities. (multi-tasking)
Please be advised U.S. Citizen / U.S. Resident is a requirement of the position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Electronics Technician
Position Summary:
Join a world leader in energy measurement and start your ownership journey today!
Radian Research is an employee-owned innovative technology company with an engaging and participative work environment. We provide Electric Meter Testing Instruments, Systems, Software and Services to Electric Utility Companies, Electric Meter Manufacturers and National Metrology Institutes for Engineering, Laboratory, Shop and Site applications. Radian provides both portable and primary energy reference standards unequaled in accuracy, stability, and reliability. The focus of Radian is our customer, and the heart of Radian is our team. We recognize and value the 3 Cs of Radian’s culture: Customer-centric focus, continuous improvement mindset, and care for our Customer, company, community, and for each other.
The Service Team is the focal point for our Customers’ experience with certifications, repairs, and upgrades. The Electronic Technician is a mid-level role, physically located in Lafayette, IN at Radian Research’s Corporate Headquarters. This position performs circuit troubleshooting, circuit testing, product verification and validation testing, unit calibrations and repairs, and completes associated documentation for customer returned units.
Our Values:
We value high quality workmanship, initiative, attention to detail, and Customer-centric, undivided attention to our Customers’ needs.
Responsibilities:
- Perform testing, circuit testing, troubleshooting, repairs, and reference standard recertifications/calibrations for Customer returned units which require repair and/or calibration services using general and specialized electronic test and calibration equipment.
- Perform product verification and validation testing.
- Follow standard inspection, test, troubleshooting, calibration, and measurement processes.
- Complete and maintain associated records of inspections, tests, repairs, and calibrations in both paper and electronic form.
- Monitor and analyze customer repairs to identify common failure mechanisms and document in our Quality System and communicate, as applicable and appropriate.
- Other duties assigned by Supervision or Management.
Education:
Minimum Required: Technical Certificate or Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering/Electronics Technology or equivalent military ‘electronics technician’ training. A minimum 5 years of relevant experience is preferred.
Experience:
- 1-2 years in manufacturing operations
- 1+ years in electro-mechanical troubleshooting
- 1+ years in electronic test equipment usage
Knowledge of:
- Electricity/Electronics applications
- Awareness of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) damage prevention in electronics
- Problem solving techniques and Root Cause Analysis
- Troubleshooting of electro-mechanical devices
- General metrology, measurement systems, and calibration systems
- Uncertainty components, management, determination, and reporting
- Software and software applications
- Computer usage and common word processing and spreadsheet programs
- Manufacturing operations related to Radian Research operations
- Safety in job performance
Skilled at:
- Soldering
- Electro-mechanical assembly operations
- ESD awareness and damage prevention
- Reading and interpreting schematics
- Use of electronic test equipment – VOM, signal generator, etc.
- Use of specialized electronic calibration equipment – calibration systems and environmental chambers, oscilloscopes, etc.
- Use of troubleshooting tools and techniques
- Technical mathematics
- Common computer software for word processing and spreadsheet operations
Desirable Qualifications:
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility in work requirements, routines, and schedules
- Positive interpersonal skills
Technical Support Engineer
Position Summary:
Join a world leader in energy measurement and start your ownership journey today!
Radian Research is an employee-owned innovative technology company with an engaging and participative work environment. We provide Electric Meter Testing Instruments, Systems, Software and Services to Electric Utility Companies, Electric Meter Manufacturers and National Metrology Institutes for Engineering, Laboratory, Shop and Site applications. Radian provides both portable and primary energy reference standards unequaled in accuracy, stability, and reliability. The focus of Radian is our customer, and the heart of Radian is our team. We recognize and value the 3 Cs of Radian’s culture: Customer-centric focus, continuous improvement mindset, and care for our Customer, company, community, and for each other.
The Customer Experience Team is the focal point for daily contact and communication with Customers providing standardized and customized responses and solutions. The Technical Support Engineer is a mid-level position, physically located in Lafayette, IN at Radian Research’s Corporate Headquarters. This position offers external and internal customers software support in person and via telephone, email, WhatsApp, and virtual meetings (i.e. WebEx, Microsoft Teams, etc.). This position requires approximately 25% travel to perform education, training, and support at Customer sites, Trade Shows, and Meter Schools. The Technical Support Engineer provides Customer perspective information to sales and software development teams; knows the theory of operation and application of the Company’s products; and is capable of effectively presenting that information to Customers. In addition, the Technical Support Engineer has a fundamental understanding of the application and theory of electricity metering.
The Customer Experience Team works collaboratively to serve our Customers; and therefore, the Technical Support Engineer will perform original correspondence and contact as well as serving as back-up for peers and teammates.
This position requires outstanding verbal and written Customer interaction with a friendly, positive attitude to internal and external customers.
Our Values:
We value dynamic, high-energy, highly interactive relationships which require excellent communication, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills, while simultaneously providing undivided attention to our Customers and their needs. In addition, we value individuals who want to grow in their skills and demonstrate self-initiative in our supportive and accountable environment. This position requires a high degree of accuracy and decision-making capabilities that must be both Customer-centric and in the Company's best interest.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical product support via multiple mediums including, written communications, in person, telephone, fax, WebEx, Chat, and email. This includes explaining product application and product operation as well as troubleshooting.
- Perform technical product presentations and training events via webinars, at meter schools, seminars, and Customer sites.
- Perform various technical writing tasks including operations manuals and new product specifications.
- Perform on-site product installations and Customer product training.
- Assist in maintenance and tracking of the Marketing Demonstration Product account.
- Assist with Customer service activities including product proposals, quotations, order follow-up, etc.
- Know the Marketing Department software applications including RMAs and Order Entry and be able to use them, as needed.
- Effectively interface with Engineering, Production, Service and Production Labs, Accounting, Field Sales and Marketing personnel in order to service the Customer.
- Others as required.
Education:
Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering (EE) or electrical engineering technology (EET) or a similar level of electronics/electrical training.
Experience:
- Prefer 1 to 2 years of Customer service experience
- Prefer 1-2+ years electric utility related experience
Knowledge of:
- Electrical and electronic theory as it pertains to power and energy measurement
- Troubleshooting of electro-mechanical devices
- Problem solving techniques and Root Cause Analysis
- General metrology, measurement systems and calibration systems
- Technical writing focused in electronic subject matter
- Fundamental Sales and Marketing acumen relating to a high-tech manufacturing organization
- Proficient computer skills - common word processing and spreadsheet programs – software and software applications
- Basic process management tools, i.e. KPIs, countermeasures
- Uncertainty components, management, determination, and reporting
- Work scheduling practices and methods
- Team building and conflict resolution
- Training and evaluation techniques
- Safety in job performance
Skilled at:
- Verbal and written communication
- Presentation of information in various forums including small groups, large groups and individual basis
- Clearly and concisely conveying information of a technical nature
- Developing positive customer rapport
- Various PC applications – i.e. remote help sessions and knowledge of firmware / software and how they integrate
Desirable Qualifications:
Amiable to changing priorities and ability to multi-task, great attention to detail, excellence, integrity, collaborative, respectful, candor, loyalty, and passion for the company, its products and Customers, optimism, responsibility, and gratitude.
Hardware Design and Test Engineer I2I
Position Summary:
This position involves all aspects of researching, designing, simulating, and testing analog and digital parts, circuits and systems for measurement and testing equipment. The successful candidate will complete tasks in Radian’s New Product Development (NPD) process from initial concepts through production release. They will provide ideas for future product enhancements and provide support for existing products and product lines. This position is physically located in our Lafayette, Indiana facility.
Responsibilities:
- Participate on cross-functional and interdepartmental teams to develop new products.
- Produce production documentation for internal production, contract manufacturing
and/or vendor outsourcing.
- Design, build, prototype, and test new and existing technology for functional
and economic application in new and existing products.
- Support and design improvements for existing products.
- Contribute to new product development with a focus on design and testing of
assemblies, subassemblies, electronic circuits including and not limited to data acquisition,
AC/DC power, serial interface and communication, signal conditioning, level shifting, small
signal, power electronics, transient protection, and microcontroller/FPGA/DSP interfaces.
- Selects, evaluates, and qualifies components.
- Contributes to system test specifications including, functional requirements, detailed
test specifications, and production test procedures.
- Contributes to design verification testing processes and procedures.
- Updates job skills through hands on training, mentoring, seminars, classes, and journals.
- Other Duties as Required
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Physics, or equivalent degree.
Experience:
- 1 to 3 years of experience in hardware design, hardware verification or validation,
hardware testing and/or testing automation.
- Experience in energy metering or precision analog instrumentation will be a strong plus.
- Familiar with laboratory test equipment such as: DMM, oscilloscope, bench power supplies,
soldering/de-soldering stations, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.
- Familiar with hand and power tools such as: hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, drills,
crimpers, strippers, heat gun etc.
- Must be able to lift carry 25 lbs
Knowledge of:
- Electrical and electronic theory
- Analog circuit design, analysis and simulation, including, but not limited to
operational amplifiers, power amplifiers, A/D and D/A converters, all ideally with
precision and stable performance requirements
- Digital logic and digital circuits
- Embedded systems design (e.g. ARM processors)
- Firmware design
- Instrumentation transformers
- Board Level Schematics, PCB Layout, PCBA assembly / soldering
- Basic understanding of project management principles
- Stage/gate new product development processes
- Technical documentation creation and control
- Familiarity electrical power systems
- Experience with instrumentation design
- Design experience with low noise voltage and current amps, switching
and linear power supplies, and transformers.
- Grounding / Shielding / Isolation techniques
Skilled at:
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Working with others in a highly collaborative team-based environment
Desirable Qualifications:
- Creativity, problem-solving, thinking critically, empathy
Quality Assurance Manager
Position Summary:
Join a world leader in energy measurement and start your ownership journey today!
Responsible for the Company's Quality System and for maintaining its ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 compliance. Promotes the concept of continuous improvement throughout the company. Supports a formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities for achieving quality policies and objectives. Actively works with the Customer Service and Support Team to capture and address quality issues and concerns. Actively works with the Research, Development and Engineering team to ensure that quality is designed into the product. Actively works with the Sales Team and Marketing Team to ensure customer satisfaction. Actively works with the Production Team to define tests and inspections and develop quality assurance testing models for analysis of raw materials, materials in process and finished products. Identifies nonconformities, analyzes data, presents graphical representations, and assembles cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions. Actively works with Purchasing to address vendor quality issues. This position is physically located in our Lafayette, Indiana facility.
Responsibilities:
• Keep the President informed of all pertinent information.
• Accomplishes quality assurance objectives by monitoring, reviewing, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Manage and direct the internal Quality Audit Team.
• Identify quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Work with purchasing and vendors on non-conformances.
• Educate employees about quality concepts.
• Participate in new product development teams.
• Plan and design quality assurance programs and processes.
• Be a solution provider and team player.
• Be a champion for quality.
• Maintain ongoing quality improvement efforts.
• Work on a multi-departmental team to accomplish project goals
• Recruitment of new personnel as needed.
• Other items as needed.
Education:
BS EE or EET or ME or MET. MS IE or MBA preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years total experience in quality assurance/management with experience in electronics manufacturing. Quality Engineer experience a plus.
Knowledge of:
ISO 9001 Quality System requirements.
Working with manufacturing processes, production, and administration.
Skilled at:
Oral and written communications
Using mental reasoning or research to gain insight into or solve problems.
Team building
Effectively interfacing with all levels of the organizational chart
Excellent data analyzing and review skills
Strong technical and computer skills
Great eye for detail
Desirable Qualifications:
Proficient with grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Knowledge of IPC-610
Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
Travel Domestically: Yes Travel Internationally: No
Production Operator
Position Summary:
Join a world leader in energy measurement and start your ownership journey today!
The Production Operator will perform a wide variety of tasks related to electronics assembly. This may include winding of transformers, hand assembly of transformers, soldering, dip soldering and wire crimping. Additional assembly of complete units including electronic testing may be performed. May operate small equipment and hand tools. Requires hand dexterity, eye coordination, ability to read and interpret drawings, prints and bill of materials. This position is physically located in our Lafayette, Indiana facility.
Responsibilities:
• Hand Soldering
• Dip soldering
• Operate small machinery
• Utilize hand tools
• Transformer winding
• Hand transformer assembly
• Wire crimping and assembly
• Building of finished units
• Electronic testing
• Inventory counting
• Accurate and precise measuring
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience:
Manufacturing in electronics assembly is preferred.
Knowledge of:
Basic hand and eye coordination.
Travel Domestically: No Travel Internationally: No