Full-Time

Production Operator 1

Updated on 8/1/2026

Spectrum Control

Spectrum Control

RF/microwave, microelectronics, security systems manufacturer

Compensation Overview

$17/hr

State College, PA, USA

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Requirements
  • A high school education or equivalent, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 1 year of production or manufacturing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Basic reading and comprehension ability.
  • Ability to tolerate working with or around ceramics, solvents, dust, and liquid and solid metals.
Responsibilities
  • Work in any or all kiln and post-kiln operations as determined by the area supervisor based on daily work-in-process and production-floor operational situations.
  • Inspect products for flaws through a microscope and report flaws to the area lead or supervisor.
  • Review and follow work specifications.
  • Set up standard daily work.
  • Track and input work order moves and product output into the production move system.
  • Train and work where assigned in pre-kiln and post-kiln operations.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Perform other duties or flex to other areas as required by the supervisor.
  • Assist in training new operators when needed.

Spectrum Control designs and manufactures high-reliability RF/microwave, microelectronics, EMI protection, power, and secure-systems solutions for defense, aerospace, commercial, and industrial customers. Its products include RF/microwave and millimeter-wave components, EMI filters and interconnects, power supplies for harsh environments, and secure hardware and software for trusted communications. The company differentiates itself as a global, one-stop provider with a broad catalog and in-house design, manufacturing, and integration across multiple high-reliability domains. Its goal is to deliver dependable, high-performance components and systems that enable safer communications, robust power delivery, and protected information systems for critical applications worldwide.

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Headquarters

Fairview, Illinois

Founded

1968

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What believers are saying

  • Filtered D-Subs can replace up to 128 discrete filters, saving board space.
  • Configurable connectors can cut lead times by up to 50%, improving design wins.
  • DirectRF and SCi Blocks target aerospace, defense, radar, EW, and test systems.

What critics are saying

  • Competitors offer drop-in filtered D-Sub replacements with similar shell sizes and filtering.
  • Lead-time promises fail if configurator throughput or manufacturing yields slip.
  • VPX and SOSA incumbents can block DirectRF design wins inside existing modular programs.

What makes Spectrum Control unique

  • Spectrum Control sells filtered D-Sub connectors across 9 to 50 shell sizes.
  • Its web configurator supports selective per-pin loading and multiple termination options.
  • SCi Blocks integrates RF conversion, filtering, gain control, and monitoring in 30 mm² packages.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Health Insurance

Pension Scheme with 6% Employer Contributions

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Continuous Development and Career Progression Opportunities

Company News

Military Embedded Systems
Dec 10th, 2025
Wideband RF transceiver card targeting multi-mission EW payloads showcased at AOC 2025

Wideband RF transceiver card targeting multi-mission EW payloads showcased at AOC 2025. December 10, 2025 NATIONAL HARBOR, maryland. Spectrum Control is showcasing a 16-channel wideband radio-frequency transceiver card at AOC 2025 that is intended to condense electronic warfare, radar, and signals-intelligence front ends into a single 3U module. The DirectRF card combines eight transmit and eight receive paths on one 3U VPX plug-in, with the goal of giving system designers a common building block for different mission profiles, the company says. The module covers roughly 0.1 to 36 GHz and is built to handle wide slices of spectrum at once, which is aimed at receivers and transmitters that must watch for many signals or threats in parallel rather than tuning across bands, according to the statement. An Intel Agilex 9 field-programmable gate array (FPGA) on the card provides local signal processing and control so that some detection, filtering, or beam-control tasks can occur on the module instead of in a separate processor, Spectrum Control says. The design supports synchronization across multiple cards so that integrators can build out larger arrays for beamforming or direction finding without custom hardware, the company adds. The company describes the module as aligned with the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, or SOSA, Technical Standard, as well as VITA 49.2 profiles, which is intended to help primes and subsystem suppliers plug the card into existing modular open-systems racks and reuse the same RF front end across airborne, naval, and ground platforms.

Microwaves & RF
Jun 9th, 2025
Signal-Source SiP Pairs With mmWave Block Upconverter SiP

Spectrum Control (Booth #927) is unveiling its low-jitter, high-frequency signal source system-in-package (SiP) and 18- to 40-GHz mmWave block upconverter SiP at IMS 2025.

RF Design
May 27th, 2025
Spectrum Control to Unveil Compact Signal Source and mmWave Upconverter SiPs at IMS 2025

Spectrum Control to unveil compact signal source and mmWave upconverter sips at IMS 2025.

Microwave Journal
Jun 18th, 2024
Spectrum Control Announces Complete RF Front-End with Integrated Digital Control in a Surface-Mount BGA Package

Spectrum Control (IMS booth #208), an innovative leader in RF miniaturization and digital integration, announces an innovative new RF front end system-in-package (SiP) platform as part of its SCi Blocks(TM) family.

Microwave Journal
Jun 17th, 2024
Spectrum Control Introduces High-Q RF Filter Family with Dramatic Reduction in Filter Size

Spectrum Control introduces high-q RF filter family with dramatic reduction in filter size.