Senior Test Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems (with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and/or software components).
• Determine how to create processes to best test a product in order to assure that the product meets applicable requirements and specifications.
• Lead the design and development of test programs to measure the functionality and integrity of products and services.
• Write test plans and procedures to evaluate the ability of products to meet performance standards and specifications.
• Troubleshoot test hardware.
• Design and setup instrumentation for measuring test parameters, e.g. strain, pressure, acceleration, temperature, etc.
• Analyze measurement data to verify performance criteria.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule inputs for assignments and proposals.
• Be able to work independently, regularly reporting progress and status.
• Arrange scheduling and costs for offsite testing of hardware at off-site facilities.
• Responsible for completion of activities on time and budget.
• Provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel.
• May use computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software to design vibration fixtures, design test cells and layouts, and design support equipment to conduct testing.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering or equivalent, and a minimum of 5 years of test engineering experience or similar.
• Understanding and ability to design and perform product environmental testing based on the requirements provided in MIL STD 810G or MIL STD 461E or equivalent.
• Systems Hardware testing experience.
• Experience with precision test, measurement devices, and sensor selection.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work well in a team environment as well as independently with little day-to-day guidance.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Fluency in technologies and application domain.
• Ability to lead a technical group independently.