Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Pay Range: $60.00hr - $73.00hr

Job Overview:

Navigation Solutions delivers advanced military GPS and broader Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities that support mission requirements across weapon systems, ground platforms, airborne assets, maritime systems, and space environments. The candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure these systems meet performance, reliability, and integration requirements across all operational domains. The candidate will perform System Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) Engineering responsibilities involving system integration, testing, data analysis, and documentation of test results, while also supporting production transitions to ensure seamless transfer of systems into manufacturing. This position is part of the broader Systems Engineering Organization within Navigation Solutions in Yorba Linda, CA. The role requires experience with test scripting for system integration, acceptance testing, development of special test equipment (STE), printed circuit board (PCB) design and development, and test validation techniques.

Work Environment:

The position is located in a cubicle, office, and occasionally lab environment, collaborating with a small team and working on software.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and integrate Special Test Equipment (STE) for Functional Qualification Testing (FQT), Environmental Testing, EMI testing, and manufacturing support.
• Perform hands-on system integration, test deployment, and execution roles.
• Maintain proficiency in the operation and understanding of wireless/RF test equipment, such as signal analyzers, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
• Develop test automation, including equipment drivers, debug tools, automation scripts, database interfaces, and reporting tools.
• Develop EMI/EMC requirements, control plans, test procedures, and compliance documentation.
• Review circuit, PCB, cable, enclosure, and system designs for EMI/EMC risks.
• Analyze test results, identify root causes of failures, and develop corrective actions.
• Support troubleshooting using spectrum analyzers, EMI receivers, oscilloscopes, antennas, probes, and other laboratory equipment.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality assurance, and production teams to ensure a smooth testing process and address issues discovered during Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) and Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Plan and set up complex production lab environments for end-to-end automation, including knowledge of lab networks and power supplies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related discipline with a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong scripting experience (Python) and debugging skills.

Degree/Certification Preferences:

Computer Engineering or Computer Science.