Test and Evaluation Engineer - VTIL
About The Position
What’s it like working for an innovative company that takes on some of the world’s most important challenges? Rewarding. Our reputation is built on delivering quality products that meet our customer's standards and help protect U.S. service members. We rely on our team of engineers to help make it possible. BAE Systems is seeking a Test Engineer for our site in Sterling Heights, MI. In this role you will support product development, integration and testing to verify requirements on tracked and wheeled military vehicle platforms in a prototype shop floor and field environment. This position will work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off and travel 10-25% to support field tests.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering or closely related field
- Ability to perform in-vehicle testing and troubleshooting of combat vehicles
- Initiative and leadership
- Mechanical aptitude with hands-on abilities and strong troubleshooting skills
- Must work well independently and as part of a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide clear direction and guidance and/or execute on given direction from others
- Ability to travel for a month at a time
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Nice To Haves
- System or component level integration and testing experience including instrumentation and data acquisition setup, and data analysis
- Experience with CAN Bus and/or MIL-STD-1553 Bus, and familiarity with monitoring and analysis tools
- Test fixture design using CREO/Pro Engineer and/or other physical based modeling skills
- Advanced data processing, analysis, and presentation (MATLAB, VBA, etc.)
- Experience with Vibration, Shock, ESS and HALT testing skills and/or MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing with programming and operations of electrodynamic shakers
- Training in spectral analysis relative to vibration testing, mechatronics skills, automotive design, or related test experience are preferred
- Veterans with applicable training/experience are highly encouraged to apply as are candidates with an active Secret Clearance
Responsibilities
- Analyze test requirements, decompose them, and develop test plans
- Design and set up test environments, including fixtures, control systems, monitoring tools, and instrumentation
- Execute tests and generate test reports
- Analyze data and troubleshoot issues on vehicles
- Perform component-level testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, hydraulic, airflow, electrical, limit/ultimate loading, and cyclic tests
- Conduct vehicle (system) level testing, including software/hardware verification testing in a lab environment
- Perform vehicle-level developmental performance testing, including instrumented automotive, structural, powertrain, suspension, thermal, electrical, and hydraulic tests
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
- Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
- Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
