Test Engineer - Multiple Levels

AeroVironment•Albuquerque, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

AeroVironment is hiring Test Engineers at multiple experience levels to work onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico, supporting development, integration, verification, and qualification of advanced aerospace, defense, RF, and electromechanical systems. The role helps turn designs into reliable, mission-ready products through test-method development, verification execution, analysis, and resolution of technical issues. Specific responsibilities and seniority depend on qualifications, experience, and program needs. Focus areas may include RF test, systems verification, hardware integration, environmental qualification, manufacturing test, test automation, and field test support. Depending on experience and program requirements, the engineer develops and executes test plans, procedures, methods, and reports; supports hardware integration and functional, verification, validation, qualification, and production-acceptance testing; and configures test setups, fixtures, instrumentation, data-acquisition systems, and automated test solutions. Testing may cover electrical, RF, mechanical, environmental, and system-level requirements. The engineer collects and analyzes data, troubleshoots failures, performs root-cause investigations, and supports corrective actions. The position collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program teams; reviews requirements and establishes traceable verification methods; supports environmental qualification activities and engineering reviews; maintains test scripts, tools, and documentation; and follows configuration, revision-control, engineering-change, and test-equipment calibration processes. The role may include supplier, customer, or test-facility interfaces, technical leadership or mentoring based on experience, and occasional travel to customer, supplier, test, or field locations. This is an onsite position in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The stated salary range is $75,000–$185,000, with compensation determined by level and other factors. The role requires access to export-controlled information; applicants may be asked for documentation verifying U.S.-person status. Some positions require U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Test Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Relevant experience in test engineering, hardware integration, verification and validation, laboratory testing, or product development; level determined by qualifications and experience.
Experience developing or executing engineering test plans and procedures.
Familiarity with test equipment, instrumentation, data acquisition, and troubleshooting methods.
Ability to analyze technical data and communicate clear conclusions and recommendations.
Strong problem-solving, documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a hands-on, multidisciplinary environment.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, if required by the program.

Nice To Haves

Experience testing RF, radar, communications, phased-array, electronic warfare, embedded, or electromechanical systems.
Experience with RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, power meters, and oscilloscopes.
Experience with environmental, vibration, shock, thermal, or qualification testing.
Experience with automated test equipment, LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, or similar programming and test-automation tools.
Familiarity with requirements management, verification matrices, and traceability processes.
Experience with manufacturing test, production acceptance testing, or supplier qualification.
Knowledge of configuration management, PLM/PDM systems, and engineering change processes.
Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or other regulated engineering environments.
Experience with formal failure reporting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
Experience leading test activities, developing test strategies, or mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute test plans, procedures, methods, and reports for components, assemblies, subsystems, and complete systems.
Support hardware integration, functional testing, verification, validation, qualification, and production acceptance testing.
Design and configure test setups, fixtures, instrumentation, data-acquisition systems, and automated test solutions.
Perform electrical, RF, mechanical, environmental, and system-level testing.
Collect, process, and analyze test data to evaluate performance and compliance with requirements.
Troubleshoot test failures and hardware issues, conduct root-cause investigations, and support corrective actions.
Collaborate with systems, RF, electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and program engineering teams.
Review requirements and develop traceable verification methods and objective evidence.
Support environmental testing, including temperature, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, humidity, and other qualification activities.
Develop or maintain test scripts, automation tools, data-processing utilities, and test documentation as applicable.
Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, failure reviews, and production-readiness activities.
Support configuration management, revision control, engineering-change processes, and test-equipment calibration requirements.
Interface with suppliers, customers, and test facilities as needed.
Provide technical leadership, task ownership, or mentorship based on experience.
Support occasional travel to customer, supplier, test, or field locations.