Test Engineer - Electronics

About This Role

As a Test Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain custom testing solutions for our in-house developed electronics and electro-mechanical hardware. Testing is a necessary quality check during development hardware bring up and will be a critical last line of defense before our hardware is installed in production. This person will be needed to create test systems and infrastructure including hardware, software, and test sequences to exercise all possible failure modes. If you seek high-impact and are excited by fast-paced, intense, Skunkworks-style projects, we encourage you to reach out to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and maintain custom test solutions for in-house developed electronics and electro-mechanical hardware.
• Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and/or design PCBAs to power units, measure signals, and apply operating loads.
• Write automation software in Python to interact with test article, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems.
• Work closely with responsible design and manufacturing engineers to drive reliability and efficiency upgrades.
• Root-cause test anomalies and support implementation of mitigations.
• Design test campaigns to ensure hardware meets lifetime, performance, and safety requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc).
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or an engineering discipline with an emphasis in electrical engineering and electronics.
• 1+ years of experience with electronic hardware development or software development.
• 1+ years of programming experience using Python or Embedded C/C++.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience analyzing circuits and developing functional test plans.
• Experience designing and troubleshooting PCBAs.
• Experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, and DAQs.
• Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as HALT, vibration, shock, thermal, and EMI/EMC.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $80,000-$170,000 annually.

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors.

In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.