Systems/Test Engineer

Battelle • Oxnard, CA

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

Battelle is seeking a Systems/Test Engineer for a full-time opportunity in Oxnard, California. The position supports a team working across a broad range of materials and equipment to ensure deliverable hardware meets organizational standards and end-user requirements. The engineer applies engineering principles, job skills, certifications, policies, and procedures to complete technical work, using judgment, creativity, and initiative to identify problems and develop solutions. The role involves working independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, client-driven environment.

The Systems/Test Engineer supports engineering and technical activities across design, fabrication, testing, and integration. Work includes developing and interpreting tests, turning concepts and designs into tangible solutions, and procuring, fabricating, assembling, and testing components and assemblies. The engineer may also maintain equipment and oversee facility operations, assist with engineering documentation and presentations, and complete complex assignments with minimal supervision.

Travel is expected to be less than 10% initially; with increased experience, it may expand to include national and international travel up to 50%. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Level 5 security clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and two years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.
• Experience reading technical assembly drawings and sketches and procuring, fabricating, and assembling complex assemblies.
• Experience testing electrical or mechanical components.
• Strong technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills, with demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Ability to follow, modify, and generate procedures of significant complexity.
• Experience conceptualizing design requirements and transforming them into feasible designs based on verbal and visual information under moderate supervision.
• Knowledge of materials and components required by a design.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage multiple assignments simultaneously, and prioritize time effectively.
• Physical fitness to perform required tasks, including working from ladders and in confined spaces.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Level 5 security clearance.
• Travel expected to be less than 10%; with increased experience, travel may expand to national and international travel up to 50%.

Nice To Haves

• Currently holds or has held a Level 5 TS clearance within the last five years.
• Experience with integration and testing of mechanical and/or electrical systems.
• Ability to work within a stringent client-driven quality assurance program.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis and provide input for reports.
• Willingness to pursue certifications or continuing education units as needed.

Responsibilities

• Define, document, analyze, perform, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications using internal and industry quality-control standards.
• Transform concepts and designs into tangible solutions by constructing, assembling, rebuilding, or modifying products, with a focus on the design-to-fabrication process.
• Procure, fabricate, assemble, and test components and assemblies using technical drawings, sketches, and technical design packages, sometimes under the guidance of a design engineer.
• Recommend and implement improved methods and new approaches; maintain responsibility for equipment and oversee facility operations.
• Apply specialist skills and applicable policies and procedures to complete complex tasks creatively and effectively.
• Assist engineers in preparing engineering drawings and reports for Project Managers, and participate in or provide input to written or oral presentations for clients, suppliers, visitors, and technical representatives.
• Plan and perform project work based on an understanding of objectives and work statements, completing complex tasks under minimal supervision.
• Use judgment, creativity, and initiative to identify problems and contribute to solutions.

Benefits

• Flexible, compressed work schedule that allows most employees every other Friday off.
• Hybrid work flexibility, generally 60% in-office and 40% remote, subject to team and position needs.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits, plus optional supplemental benefits.
• Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan; for most employees, Battelle contributes 5% whether or not the employee contributes and matches employee contributions.
• Tuition assistance for higher education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level