Senior EMI/EMC Test Engineer

Fresh Consulting•Costa Mesa, CA

3d•$75 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering end-to-end digital services to help companies innovate. We bring together amazing UX designers, sophisticated developers, digital strategists, and top-notch engineers to help companies create fresh experiences that connect humans, systems, and machines. We’ve been growing fast and need someone to help us continue to manage the delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. Fresh has partnered with a defense and space manufacturing company, we are seeking a candidate that will be responsible for testing, and validating electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) solutions for electronic products. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
5+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on EMI/EMC, hardware validation, and integration testing
Familiarity with hardware development life cycle, reliability, and compliance testing
General understanding of engineering concepts, principles, and theory with technical experience demonstrating the application of those concepts while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance
Familiarity with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and data visualization
Familiarity with electronics test equipment such as power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscope, function generators, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, data acquisition and measurement sensors
Familiarity with environmental testing such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-810, and MIL-STD-1275
Strong root cause analysis skills
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to travel to and work at remote sites supporting test integration, commissioning, and training as required
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret SCI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of relevant industry experience
Pursuing a Master’s of Science or PHD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
Experience with firmware integration, vehicle level validation and debugging
Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory compliance standards
Familiarity with LabVIEW, TILE, or similar software for test execution and automation
Familiarity with analytical and modeling tools like SPICE, HFSS, CST, etc

Responsibilities

Create and maintain electrical system test strategy, and test plans for various products.
Conduct electrical compliance and robustness testing such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, and MIL-STD-1275.
Design and deploy electrical system integration test benches. (Iron Bird/Copper Bird/Lab Car).
Support on vehicle level to component level test requirement decomposition.
Drive coverage and analysis of failures observed in unit-level, integration, and system-level testing.
Devise mitigations for test failures and path to compliance and reliability.
Perform integration testing of electrical subsystems and their functionality.
Leverage data analysis and existing tools to reproduce and characterize failures.
Support environmental reliability testing (HALT/HASS) efforts on PCBA and LRU level.
Develop customized harnesses and fixtures for EMI/EMC and power quality tests.
Support validation of automated test systems.