Electrical Test Engineer

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense

Moorpark, California

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Aerospace and Defense, Algorithms, Analog Circuit Design, Analysis Skills, Computer Engineering, Computer Skills, Corrective Action, Database Design, Design Verification, Digital Circuits, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Electromechanical Assembly, Electromechanics, Electronics, Engineering, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Laboratory Equipment, Leading Edge Technology, MATLAB, Manufacturing/Production Testing, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft C# .NET (C Sharp .NET), Microsoft SQL Server, Oscilloscope, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Layout, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Printed Circuit Board Design, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Support, Product Testing, Production Systems, Requirements Validation/Verification, SQL Databases, Schematic Capture, Schematics, Software Administration, Software Development, Soldering, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Automation, Test Data, Test Design, Test Equipment, Test Lab, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, Validation Testing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Moorpark, California
POSTED
30+ days ago

At Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD), we believe that our strengths are built on our most important resource - our people. Join EBAD and you'll be a part of a team who creates cutting edge technology that will blast us into the future. No other company can match the innovative energetic solutions that we provide. At EBAD you will actively contribute to successful missions putting men, women and satellites into space, and protecting our armed service men and women around the world. If this is the culture and work environment you are seeking, then EBAD is the place for you! ​

Job Description

The Electrical Test Engineer serves as the technical lead for the development, validation, and troubleshooting of Electronics Support Equipment (ESE) and Special Test Equipment (STE). The Electrical Test Engineer is involved from the start of product design, supports engineering design verification testing, product acceptance, qualification, and production test.

Responsibilities include:

  • Program automated test stands in C# programming language, including:
    • Create automated testing algorithms for electromechanical devices device testing.
    • Incorporate communication with standard test equipment such as power supplies and, multimeters, electronic loads, Data Acquisition units, etc
    • Incorporate communication with SQL database for both Inputs and Outputs from testing
    • Support rapid software updates for active development and production tests
  • Provide sustaining engineering on production programs
  • Interpret test data & results
  • Solve engineering problems, investigate failures and take corrective actions
  • Perform Verification and Validation to Technical Requirements
  • Complete schematic capture and PCB layout activities using Altium Designer.

Requirements:

The successful candidate shall have a BS/MS in Electrical or Computer engineering and a minimum of 3 years of related engineering experience.

Required experience includes:

  • Experience with C# programming language under .NET environment is required
  • Experience in interfacing computers with electronic instrumentation is required
  • Experience with Microsoft SQL and database design
  • Demonstrated competency in developing automated test software for electronic products
  • Excellent knowledge of standard lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMM's, etc.)
  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills for interaction with teammates, test technicians, management, and with customers
  • Experience reading electrical schematics for analog/digital circuits
  • Proven ability to interpret and analyze mechanical, and/or electrical specification requirements and data

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience working in an aerospace industry test lab or production environment
  • Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
  • Experience using MATLAB, MathCAD
  • Previous experience troubleshooting problems in a production floor environment
  • Experience working in a development atmosphere
  • Fundamental knowledge of root cause/corrective and preventative action
  • Ability to design and produce test boxes as needed (i.e. breakout box) a plus
  • Hands-on experience with soldering and assembly a plus
  • PCB Assembly, Electro-mechanical Assembly, IPC & J-STD Specification Knowledge a plus
  • Analog circuit board design & troubleshooting a plus

Compensation:

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 per year. Salary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

About the Company

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Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense

Mission Statement To improve people’s lives By providing technologies that help put people and satellites in space, and protecting the armed service men and women around the world as they protect our freedoms at home, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) continuously seeks to improve the lives of people. Vision Statement Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) seeks to be a leader in mission critical hardware and services. Strategy Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) delivers mission critical hardware and system solutions, integrating complementary technologies and building partnerships to broaden our markets, add value and grow. Unparalleled Experience Solutions require innovation. In 1836, William Bickford's invention of a superior initiator for mining explosives, safety fuse, heralded not only a safer era for miners, but the formation of the Ensign-Bickford company. From this single but significant milestone, EBAD has developed global industry influence and extensive capabilities facilities in three locations; Graham, KY, Moorpark, CA and our headquarters in Simsbury, CT. Ideas, insights and engineering breakthroughs have made us manufacturers of the most reliable, precise aerospace and defense energetic solutions available. Our history of providing high-reliability solutions to these markets is unequaled, as is our commitment to meeting cost, delivery, reliability, environmental, and performance requirements. No other company can match the range of innovative energetic solutions that we've manufactured; this breadth of energetics application and technology is the foundation on which our success—and yours—rests.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
FOUNDED
1836
WEBSITE
http://www.eba-d.com/