Systems Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Bloomington, MN

13d•$130,617 - $137,760•Onsite

About The Position

As an Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer for Land and Air Systems, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for the early integration and formal test of aircraft subsystems. Within this position you will use your troubleshooting and testing skills to integrate 3U module circuit cards into backplanes within aircraft chassis, and perform formal testing based on customer requirements to verify compliance for aircraft subsystems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Experience in or ability to learn communication protocols to include I2C, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), USB, General-purpose Input/Output (GPIOs), Controller Area Network (CAN bus), Recommended Standard 232 (RS232), one-wire, Recommended Standard 485 (RS485).
Experience with Interface buses like I2C and SPI.
Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot problems down to the component level.
Experience with thermal chambers, and vibration tables and controls.
Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Nice To Haves

Experience drafting formal test procedures based on military standards (MIL-STD-810, 461, 464, 704, etc.).
Executed formal hardware qualification to verify customer requirements to include Environmental, hardware bench testing, or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
Supported thermal and/or vibration surveys with other system matter experts.
Designed and developed early integration test plans and procedures to verify hardware and/or software for embedded systems.
Developed strategies for what is required for lab test equipment based on test design.
Experience in test equipment design, drafting, and releasing of documents. Procure the parts, assembly the test equipment, and integrate with the system under test (SUT).
Experience in or ability to learn communication protocols to include I2C, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), USB, General-purpose Input/Output (GPIOs), Controller Area Network (CAN bus), Recommended Standard 232 (RS232), one-wire, Recommended Standard 485 (RS485).
Experience with Interface buses like I2C and SPI.
Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot problems down to the component level.
Can troubleshoot equipment, test software or product failures as required and implement solutions.
Experience with thermal chambers, and vibration tables and controls.
Thorough knowledge of technology trends and willingness to champion new ideas and process improvements.
Works well with other disciplines and engineering groups such as hardware and software design engineers for test design and resolving technical problems.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.

Responsibilities

Integrate 3U module circuit cards into backplanes within aircraft chassis.
Perform formal testing based on customer requirements to verify compliance for aircraft subsystems.
Use troubleshooting and testing skills.
Draft formal test procedures based on military standards (MIL-STD-810, 461, 464, 704, etc.).
Execute formal hardware qualification to verify customer requirements to include Environmental, hardware bench testing, or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
Support thermal and/or vibration surveys with other system matter experts.
Design and develop early integration test plans and procedures to verify hardware and/or software for embedded systems.
Develop strategies for what is required for lab test equipment based on test design.
Design, draft, and release test equipment documents.
Procure parts, assemble test equipment, and integrate with the system under test (SUT).
Troubleshoot equipment, test software or product failures as required and implement solutions.
Work with other disciplines and engineering groups such as hardware and software design engineers for test design and resolving technical problems.