Test Engineer IV

Crane Company • Lynnwood, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Test Engineer IV at our Lynnwood, WA location. This is an on-site position. Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash., facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. You’ll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains. Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics! About Crane: Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant work experience
• BA or BS Degree in an engineering discipline.
• Hardware design experience including Analog Circuit Design and Digital Circuit Design.
• Microprocessor / Microcontroller design.
• Automated test system design, and programming of data acquisition systems.
• Software development and verification.
• Product/equipment requirements development, requirements analysis/verification and test procedures development.
• Configuration management in a regulated environment
• Ability to generate high quality engineering schematics, diagrams, procedures.
• LabVIEW, TestStand, or similar system-design platforms.
• SPICE, CADs, Schematic Design and PWB Layout.
• Communication Interfaces (e.g., ARINC429, CAN, RS232, I2C...)

Nice To Haves

• Masters or PhD preferred.
• Experience in a regulated industry and fast pace environment
• Experience leading qualification test campaigns
• National Instruments’ LabVIEW certification
• Familiarity with DO-160, DO-254, MIL-SPECs requirements
• Experience with manufacturing environment
• Previous Aerospace or regulated industry testing experience

Responsibilities

• Work effectively with all functional groups to achieve product performance and cost targets, ensuring quality and manufacturability are built into the design.
• Adhere to company and regulatory guidelines to maintain a safe operating environment.
• Support process improvement initiatives, including Kaizen and 5S practices, to foster an organized and efficient working environment.
• Demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, and other communications across all organizational levels.
• Understand, decompose, and define product and process requirements to support product development, sustaining efforts, and R&D activities.
• Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to meet project schedules and budgets.
• Utilize experience and judgment to produce thorough and accurate designs that meet customer specifications and company requirements for schedule, cost, producibility, quality, and reliability.
• Apply advanced problem-solving techniques to identify root causes and implement corrective actions for technical challenges in product development and sustaining assignments.
• Generate and review technical documentation, including proposals, reports, procedures, and correspondence, to meet customer and program requirements.
• Work independently while effectively communicating and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Mentor junior engineers and other team members in areas of expertise.
• Actively participate in IPT activities, collaborating with technical, operations, quality, and business disciplines.
• Design hardware and software for test equipment, select and procure necessary components, and integrate or build automated test systems of high complexity.
• Develop, code, and debug computer/data acquisition systems using software such as National Instruments’ LabVIEW or TestStand.
• Provide comprehensive design packages, including written descriptions, wiring schematics, component lists, and other documentation to ensure accurate reconstruction of test systems.
• Generate test procedures from specifications and perform calculations to establish test equipment specifications, design margins, test setups, and test limits.
• Ensure test data is neat, organized, accurate, and properly archived.
• Assist in designing new test equipment and upgrading existing systems to improve production processes and error-proofing.
• Conduct thorough reviews of test equipment documents, procedures, and designs, and provide testability feedback for product designs.

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month
• 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day at Crane and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 401k plan with company match
• eligible after 6 months of employment

What This Job Offers

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