Senior Test Engineer
About The Position
Pacific Scientific EMC is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead development, automation, and qualification of electrical test systems supporting new and existing manufacturing lines. The role is the technical authority for electrical test architecture, automated test equipment (ATE), measurement systems, and data infrastructure, ensuring test coverage, accuracy, and traceability meet aerospace, customer, and regulatory standards. The position owns the electrical test automation strategy from concept through deployment. It involves creating automated electrical test stations, data acquisition frameworks, fault-detection algorithms, and test data systems used across multiple factories. The role requires hands-on expertise in electrical testing, data engineering, instrumentation, software automation, and large-scale test data analysis. It may be performed at any of the company’s three sites in Solon, Ohio; Hollister, California; or Chandler, Arizona. Travel of up to 10 percent is expected to support system deployment, factory qualifications, supplier readiness, and customer test reviews.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of progressive experience in electrical test engineering and test automation within aerospace, defense, automotive, or high-reliability electronics manufacturing.
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a similar technical discipline.
- Deep expertise developing automated electrical test systems for production environments, including instrumentation, signal measurement, and automated fault detection.
- Strong proficiency with test automation languages and frameworks such as LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, C#, NI hardware, and automated DAQ systems.
- Experience designing and managing test data infrastructure, including databases, data pipelines, dashboards, real-time analytics, and statistical monitoring.
- Strong knowledge of aerospace standards and practices including AS9100, AS9145 (APQP/PPAP), AS9102, calibration requirements, configuration management, and ESS.
- Expertise interpreting electrical schematics, PCB layouts, wiring diagrams, and system architecture documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex electrical systems, embedded interfaces, and automated test failures using structured problem-solving tools.
- Strong communication, documentation, leadership, and cross-functional alignment skills.
- Behavior aligned with the guiding principles: We Win as One Team, We Solve Problems, We Learn by Doing, We Unlock Growth, and We Own Our Future.
- Must be a U.S. citizen due to U.S. Government contract requirements applicable to the position.
- Able to travel up to 10 percent to support system deployment, factory qualifications, supplier readiness, and customer test reviews.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and qualification of automated electrical test systems for manufacturing lines, including functional, parametric, continuity, isolation, high-voltage, and embedded-interface testing.
- Architect ATE systems integrating power supplies, oscilloscopes, DAQ, DMMs, SMUs, load banks, environmental sensors, and communication interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, RS-485, and Ethernet.
- Develop automated electrical test sequences and frameworks using LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, C#, or similar tools.
- Own test data infrastructure, including automated data capture, database schemas, retention strategy, analytics dashboards, and data integrity controls across sites.
- Implement data workflows for SPC, yield analysis, trend tracking, automated limit setting, and predictive failure analytics.
- Lead FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ qualification of automated electrical test equipment for factory standups, line transfers, and design introductions.
- Serve as the technical interface with customers on electrical test requirements, validation packages, FAI test data (AS9102), change approvals, and compliance audits.
- Define electrical test specifications, acceptance criteria, pass/fail logic, calibration requirements, and data reporting structures.
- Ensure test systems meet aerospace regulatory expectations, including AS9100, AS9145, AS9102, calibration traceability, environmental stress screening (ESS), EMC requirements, and configuration management.
- Develop automated diagnostics and fault-isolation algorithms using electrical signatures, embedded telemetry, and multi-sensor data.
- Lead cross-functional root cause analysis for electrical test failures and guide data-driven troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, and automation layers.
- Support Design for Test (DFT), advising design engineering on electrical interfaces, built-in self-test (BIST), instrumentation access, and diagnosability.
- Develop electrical test fixtures, harnesses, interface PCBs, and wiring schematics for automated test hardware.
- Support supplier and contract manufacturer test readiness through audits, test capability reviews, and electrical test process qualifications.
- Mentor junior engineers in electrical test principles, automation methodologies, and test data analytics.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
