Test Engineer II (Electrical/Mechanical)

BAE Systems • Sterling Heights, MI

94d • $77,809 - $132,275

About The Position

BAE Systems is a global defense, aerospace and security company with more than 83,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support and services. We are hiring an entry level engineering position at BAE Systems, Combat Mission Systems (CMS) in the Test organization in Sterling Heights, MI. This is a hands-on engineering position and includes traveling to support field tests. This position may require up to 50% travel for the first year, rotating on a month to month basis. After the first year, the travel may reduce to approximately 20% per year. At BAE Systems, we believe in work-life balance, and this position typically works a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off. In this role you will support product development, integration and testing to verify requirements on tracked and wheeled military vehicle platforms.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Initiative and leadership.
• Mechanical aptitude with hands-on abilities and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Support product development, integration and testing to verify requirements on tracked and wheeled military vehicle platforms.
• Conduct test requirements analysis, decomposition and test plan development.
• Design and set up test environments including fixtures, control systems, monitoring tools and instrumentation.
• Execute tests and perform data analysis and troubleshooting with recommendations.
• Prepare test reports.
• Conduct vehicle (system) level testing including software/hardware verification testing in a lab environment and field testing for vehicle performance, durability, navigation, targeting and weapon system testing.
• Conduct component level testing including engineering, development and qualification tests for vibration, shock, thermal, hydraulic, airflow, electrical, limit/ultimate loading and cyclic tests.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree