Hardware Integration & Test Electrical Engineer III

SEAKR Engineering•Centennial, CO

About The Position

As part of the Integration and Test group, the Hardware Integration & Test Electrical Engineer works with a project team through program integration and testing and may serve as the program’s technical lead during production. The engineer serves as a project subject matter expert and test conductor, coordinating and performing product integration and characterization and helping lead or support continuation engineering changes. The role involves planning and carrying out product integration, characterization, and testing in a laboratory using standard lab equipment, and troubleshooting test issues to ensure delivery of a quality final product. The position executes engineering activities required to produce, test, and deliver spacecraft electronics to SEAKR customers. It requires a fundamental understanding of producing and testing electronics, particularly digital circuits, processors, FPGAs, and power supplies, along with methodical testing and clear communication when working with mission-critical hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience, or equivalent.
Fundamental knowledge of and experience producing and testing electronics, especially digital circuits, processors, FPGAs, and power supplies.
Ability to read and understand digital and analog schematics.
Familiarity with Quality Control methods, configuration management methods, and root cause analysis.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Ability to solve basic laboratory debugging problems using tools such as bench supplies, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
Some digital or analog design experience, including documenting functional descriptions, reviewing schematics, creating and reviewing assembly instructions, and documenting test plans and results.
Familiarity with schematic tools, Bill of Materials or ERP management tools, work order and assembly traveler management tools, spreadsheet data analysis, and extracting and documenting test data from lab equipment.
Experience implementing engineering changes to schematics, Bills of Materials, and other documentation.
Experience assembling and testing spacecraft hardware and electronics.
Proficiency with C++ and a scripting language such as Lua or Python.

Responsibilities

Execute engineering activities required to produce, test, and deliver spacecraft electronics to SEAKR customers.
Plan and perform product integration, characterization, and testing in the lab.
Serve as a project subject matter expert and test conductor; potentially serve as technical lead during production.
Coordinate product integration and characterization and lead or assist with continuation engineering changes.
Read and understand digital and analog schematics.
Review and clarify production travelers and test procedures.
Test and troubleshoot complex electronics from the component level through system functionality.
Read and edit software test scripts.
Analyze production metrics and lead efforts to increase production yield or clarify test flows.
Use lab equipment to troubleshoot issues during testing and help ensure a quality final product.
Demonstrate methodical, disciplined testing practices with mission-critical hardware.