Electrical Test Engineer, Advanced Sensors
HRL Laboratories, LLC · Malibu, CA · 4 days ago
On-siteQuality Assurance$128k–$160k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Develop system level validation by defining test plans, developing pass/fail criteria, and ensuring release readiness through robust test coverage and reproducible results
- Partner cross functionally to ensure requirements flow down, system integration readiness, and technical documentation needed for smooth transition to low-rate production
- Maintain configuration control, support engineering change processes, and prepare prototypes and early production IMUs for external evaluation and qualification
- Perform testing, characterization, and assembly of advanced electronic and hardware assemblies
- Analyze, report and present test results to technical staff and management
- Operate electronic test equipment to verify, evaluate, and troubleshoot instrumentation systems and components
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Technology, Physics, or related field
- 3+ years of related hands-on electronics experience
- Experience managing production and test documentation as well as requirements validation and artifact production
- Knowledge of fundamental electrical engineering and circuit design principles
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, or similar for data analysis and automation
- Experience using test equipment (e.g. VNA, TDR, oscilloscope) and strong hardware fundamentals (analog, digital, mixed signal, power)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team and independently
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with IMU or MEMS development, including prototype bring up, and performance validation
- Experience with IMU test equipment (vibration systems, shock testers, rate tables, centrifuges, thermal chambers) and test automation/instrumentation interfaces
- Hands-on experience with GNC integration, test and evaluation
- Proficiency in use of computers, engineering workstations, electronic equipment, oral and written communication, interaction with vendors/colleagues and willingness to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience with Xilinx Vivado, UltraScale architectures, or ASIC platforms
- Experience reading schematic designs using tools like Altium Designer