Electrical Test Engineer

Salient Motion•Torrance, CA

6h•$110,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on the electrical side of qualification: EMI/EMC, power quality, electrical performance, and environmental testing of power electronics, including instrumentation and data acquisition. The role includes witnessing tests at customer and partner sites both domestically and abroad and leverages our in-house EMI/EMC capability.

Requirements

B.S. in Electrical, Electronics, or related engineering discipline.
2+ years of qualification or environmental test experience on aerospace, defense, or comparable hardware.
Hands-on experience executing DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 electrical and EMI/EMC test campaigns.
Proficiency with electrical test instrumentation, oscilloscopes, spectrum/EMI receivers, DAQ systems, and data analysis.
Strong technical writing for test plans and reports.
U.S. Person status required per ITAR.
Ability to travel internationally (valid passport required).

Nice To Haves

Experience with power electronics, motor drives, power supplies, or motor control hardware.
Deep EMI/EMC test familiarity, including chamber/tent operation.
Familiarity with CANbus and digital communication interfaces.
Exposure to Part 23 & 25 certification environments.
Experience working with third-party test labs and witnessing customer acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

Plan, write, and execute electrical qualification and acceptance test procedures for PSUs, power electronics, and integrated LRUs.
Develop test plans and reports to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H, including EMI/EMC, power input, voltage spike, and electrical performance testing to support qualification as well as unit acceptance testing.
Design and build electrical test setups, instrumentation, harnessing, and data acquisition configurations.
Execute and analyze EMI/EMC testing, including emissions and susceptibility, leveraging the in-house EMI/EMC tent.
Manage testing at outsourced labs and witness tests at customer and partner facilities, domestically and internationally.
Coordinate test schedules, witness points, and acceptance criteria with customers and labs.
Analyze test data, identify electrical failure modes, and drive root-cause/corrective action with design and firmware engineering.