Test Engineer - Level 2

About the role

This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The Test Engineer - Level 2 will design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment, plan and arrange the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing and evaluating standard and special devices, compile data, define changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements, test all customer samples, and support with test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and support test requirements verification.

Responsibilities

• Perform product testing, working in close collaboration with all parts of the Operating Unit for the test planning, coordinating, setup, execution, data reduction, test reporting, and post-data processing.
• Support with test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and support test requirements verification.
• Participate and present in internal and external (customer) reviews.
• Leverage modern tools and methods to reduce cost and schedule of product testing.
• Accountable to the Operating Unit Operations Test Engineering Manager for meeting the Operations Test Engineering safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire product value streams.

Requirements

• Must be able to support working multiple shifts; ie: 1st shift 7am to 4:45pm and 2nd shift 2:30pm to Midnight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 2 years of test experience; OR Master's Degree in STEM.
• Experience troubleshooting test equipment, test tooling, and test harnesses.
• Experience with testing automation or other lean manufacturing/testing methodologies.
• Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills.
• Ability to travel between the Oxnard, CA, and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers, and needed, approximately 10%.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Prior Experience

• 3+ years test engineering specific experience preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in test automation software (i.e., LabVIEW or other) for product testing preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in measuring and controlling various electronic components such as motors, actuators, positional sensing devices, load transducers, etc is preferred.
• Experience in aerospace or aeronautical industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills – presentation, oral, written, and listening.
• Self-motivated with the ability to organize and prioritize job assignments and tasks.
• Ability to work independently as well as in an integrated team and adapt to change and dynamic requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiencies in methods such as Jira & Confluence.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

Schedule

This position requires working multiple shifts; ie: 1st shift 7am to 4:45pm and 2nd shift 2:30pm to Midnight.