Test Engineer I

Mercury SystemsTorrance, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Mercury Systems is seeking exceptional talent to help deliver cutting‑edge technology for mission‑critical aerospace and defense applications; advancing innovation where it matters most. Our data processing business unit is looking for a highly motivated Test Engineer to develop, validate, and support test systems that verify the performance of a wide range of electro‑optical, mechanical, and software based systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, manufacturing engineering
  • Typically requires 0-2 years of hands-on experience testing electronic hardware or other military based systems
  • Experience or familiarity with mixed-signal Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) and system validation test development
  • Experience with electronics troubleshooting skills
  • Experience reading and understanding circuit and wiring diagrams, technical specifications and electronics test procedures
  • Experience of manufacturing processes with the ability to work on multiple projects in a highly demanding environment
  • Experience of a wide variety of electronics test and analyzing equipment including oscilloscopes, analyzers, power supplies, meters and any other special electronics test equipment necessary for testing, analyzing and/or troubleshooting/repairing
  • Experience PC software skills such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
  • This role is 100% on-site and based in Torrance, CA
  • This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in LabVIEW, Python, Bash, C#,C++, MATLAB, or other programming languages used for data collection and analysis.
  • Active U.S. Secret Clearance.
  • Experience with military standards such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-1275.
  • Experience with Aerospace, Defense, Government, or Military sectors.
  • Skilled in documentation and collaboration platforms, including Confluence and SharePoint.
  • Experience with engineering lifecycle tools such as Jama, Jira, BitBucket.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to guide Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) through ambiguity and tight deadlines.
  • Experience supporting both military and commercial programs.
  • Working knowledge of military and aerospace standards including MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-178C, and DO-254.
  • Hands on experience with environmental test equipment, including chambers used for hardware validation.

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring test systems comply with quality requirements, reliability, and regulatory compliance
  • Work with cross-functional development teams to ensure that products are designed to facilitate testability including qualification, verification and validation requirements
  • Develop, specify and/or procure test equipment that meets quality objectives, design margins and the needs of manufacturing
  • Develop and write test documentation such as compliance matrices; ATP’s, QTP’s, and FTP’s using test standards such as MIL-STD-810G & H, MIL-STD-704A, and MIL-STD-461F & G
  • Work independently under minimal supervision and guidance to perform tasks of substantial complexity and conduct testing activities on site and at testing contract facilities
  • Produce test reports, presentation, and CDRL’s for contractual deliverables
  • Train/cross-train test and troubleshooting techniques with Production test team
  • Troubleshoot systems and circuit card assemblies using relevant electrical, mechanical, and analytical tools to identify root cause and resolve technical issues.
  • Lead the troubleshooting activities, Investigate the cause of the failures and fix the defect at top level assembly, sub-level assembly, PCBA board level, components, and or test equipment

Benefits

  • comprehensive skills training
  • tuition reimbursement
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