Senior Vibration Test Engineer (Team Lead)
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Vibration Test Engineer with aerospace industry experience to establish, lead, and grow our vibration testing capability, built around our LDS V8800 (or equal/similar) electrodynamic shaker system. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where the successful candidate will personally run complex tests on aerospace hardware, define lab standards and procedures from the ground up, mentor future team members, and serve as the go-to technical authority on shaker testing, fixture design, and vibration test methodology within an aerospace qualification context. This person will be expected to build out processes, staffing plans, and best practices as the team scales.
Requirements
- Experience standing up a test lab or capability from an early stage.
- Aerospace industry experience.
- Experience with LDS V8800 (or equal/similar) electrodynamic shaker system.
- Experience with LDS/Bruel & Kjaer or comparable controls.
- Knowledge of MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-1540, and NASA-STD-7001 requirements.
- Experience with fixture design/fabrication.
- Troubleshooting skills for amplifier/armature/cooling/control-loop issues.
- Ability to analyze PSD/transmissibility results.
- Experience producing audit-ready reports.
- Experience leading failure investigations.
- Experience establishing procedures, safety, calibration, and AS9100-aligned documentation.
- Experience training/mentoring operators/engineers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead and subject-matter expert for all aerospace vibration testing, with direct ownership of the LDS V8800 (or equal/similar) shaker system and lab operations.
- Set up, calibrate, and operate the shaker system (armature, head expander, slip table, amplifier) to test aerospace components, assemblies, and structures.
- Program and execute sine sweep, random vibration, sine-on-random, shock, and resonance search/dwell test profiles using LDS/Bruel & Kjaer or comparable control software.
- Interpret aerospace/defense specifications (MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-1540, NASA-STD-7001) and customer qualification requirements, and translate them into executable test plans.
- Design or direct fabrication of test fixtures, ensuring correct mass loading, mounting resonance, and force/frequency compatibility.
- Diagnose and resolve amplifier, armature, cooling, and control-loop faults; serve as final escalation point for test anomalies.
- Analyze test data (PSD plots, transmissibility, resonance frequencies) and author audit-ready reports for engineering, quality, and customer/regulatory submittal.
- Lead root-cause investigations for test article failures, partnering with design and quality engineering.
- Establish test lab procedures, safety protocols, calibration schedules, and documentation from the ground up, in compliance with AS9100.
- Compile test reports as necessary per industry and customer requirements.
- Recruit, train, and mentor future test operators/engineers as the team grows.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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