Test Engineer II

Mercury Systems•Andover, MA

About The Position

Mercury Systems is seeking a Module DVT Test Engineer II to lead electrical Design Verification Testing (DVT) activities for complex, multi-component electronic modules used in mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. The role focuses on circuit-level validation, characterization, and reliability assessment across multiple parts of an integrated module. The engineer helps ensure electrical performance, robustness, and manufacturability from early development through production release.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Typically 3 or more years of test engineering experience with hands-on involvement in circuit-level or module-level hardware validation.
Experience with electronic components, schematics, power topologies, digital and analog circuits, and module-level architectures.
Experience using common and advanced laboratory equipment, such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, and signal generators.
Experience creating DVT plans, test documentation, and characterization reports.
Debugging skills, including the ability to isolate component-level issues and trace faults through interconnected circuits.
Must have or obtain a government security clearance; security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
Access to information subject to U.S. export regulations requires U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected-individual status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligibility to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing DVT, electrical validation, or characterization of complex electronic modules or embedded hardware.
Familiarity with electrical bring-up, failure analysis, and debug techniques for power delivery, signal integrity, timing, high-speed interfaces, and analog subsystems.
Experience supporting product transfer from engineering to high-mix/low-volume production environments.
Knowledge of scripting or automation tools for electrical test, such as Python or LabVIEW.
Understanding of manufacturing test processes, yield analysis, and component-level quality metrics.
Hands-on experience with Linux environments, including command-line navigation, system diagnostics, and log analysis in a test or engineering context.
Experience with reliability testing such as ESS, HALT/HASS, or component-level qualification methods.
Familiarity with aerospace and defense standards relevant to module-level design, such as MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and DO-160.
Experience mentoring, guiding, or leading junior engineers.
Effective communication and leadership skills, with experience collaborating across electrical design, manufacturing, and quality teams.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

Develop module-level DVT plans, test procedures, and characterization methodologies based on electrical requirements, schematics, and design specifications.
Perform circuit-level DVT across module components, including power circuits, high-speed interfaces, digital and analog subsystems, memory, and supporting logic.
Drive root-cause analysis for electrical failures in collaboration with hardware design, PCB layout, manufacturing, firmware, and reliability engineering teams.
Execute module-level electrical validation, including parametric testing, margin analysis, stress testing, and interface compliance verification.
Lead module bring-up and support transition from development to production, including documentation, workflow definition, and production training.
Provide escalation support for complex module-level debug during production test, including component-level isolation, failure characterization, and corrective action recommendations.
Improve and maintain DVT test processes, fixtures, automation scripts, and lab methodologies to enhance accuracy, coverage, efficiency, and repeatability.
Guide and mentor junior engineers on electrical test fundamentals, module-level validation techniques, and structured debug practices.
Support risk assessment and test strategy development for new module architectures, components, and technology introductions.