Lead Electronics Test Engineer

Company: Electric Vehicle Company

Opportunity: Our client is looking for a Lead Electronics Test Engineer who will be responsible for developing and certifying testing of low voltage system electronics for our electric aircraft.

Requirements: You have 8+ years of experience developing and modifying functional test protocols in the aerospace or aviation industry.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Develop formal test plans, procedures, instrumentation plans, test stand/fixture designs, and data acquisition architectures for thorough and repeatable testing of electronics.
2. Identify test objectives, instrumentation needs, devise test matrices, and define detailed test procedures.
3. Procure appropriate and configuration-controlled test articles and prepare them with appropriate instrumentation for a given test.
4. Work closely with test equipment design engineers to define requirements and expectations of the test stand.
5. Perform post-test failure inspection, diagnose failures by identifying root cause, document findings, and provide feedback for design improvement.
6. Verify assigned Airborne Electronic Hardware meets or exceeds design requirements and provide necessary testing information/documentation for FAA certification requirements.
7. Contribute to the technical writing of Qualification Test Plans and Procedures (QTP) during submission for FAA approval.
8. Execute witnessed tests for certification credit after acceptance of QTPs by DER and FAA.

Required:

1. B.S. in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of work experience in Test Engineering OR M.S. with 6+ years of experience.
2. Experience developing and modifying functional test protocols.
3. Experience with multiple environmental tests: thermal cycling, humidity, salt fog, fluid proofness, vibration and shock.
4. Experience with instrumentation used for environmental tests (e.g. multimeters, accelerometers, thermistors, current probes).
5. Experience with electromagnetic environments such as lightning, high-intensity radiated field, voltage spikes and power interruptions.

Ideal Candidate:

1. Experience with testing electronics hardware to DO-160, MIL-810 or similar standards.
2. Experience with root cause analysis of electronics failure.
3. Experience with Matlab/Python.
4. Experience with LabView.

Benefits:

1. Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
2. Retirement Plan (401k, IRA).
3. Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays).
4. Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity).
5. Short Term & Long Term Disability.
6. Stock Option Plan.