Test Design Engineer
Access Talent Today, LLC
- Pittsfield, MA
U.S. Citizenship Required*
Responsibilities:
Participates in electrical requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis (e.g. timing, power, etc.), design, integration, and verification of electrical components, equipment and systems.
- Applies principles and techniques of Electrical Engineering
- Performs electrical engineering root cause analysis for electrical issues, conducts experimental tests, evaluates results to formulate and implement solutions to issues
- Participates in electrical reviews of electrical components, equipment and systems
- Evaluates vendor capability to support product development
- Applies a good understanding of the organizationally defined electrical processes used throughout the lifecycle of the program or project
- Supports the generation of engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the electrical development life cycle
- Contributes to the research and analysis of data, such as customer design proposal specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
- Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
- Plans sub tasks for activities described above
- Generally works with multiple work groups
- Generally works on problems of moderate scope under frequent general supervision
- Generally has some contact with project leaders and Program Managers
- May have some contact with external customers
- Failure to accomplish results or errors may cause delays or require the allocation of additional resources
- Exercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance
- Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers? changing business needs
- Support and engage in programs, projects and practices behind company culture and strategy, and comply with all policies and procedures
- Follow industry and department trends and developments to ensure services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices
- Development of test software/hardware for existing and new designs, including Commercial Off the Shelf (COTs) and Non-Development Item (NDI)
- Interface to Program Management for test development tasks
- Provide interface and support to Manufacturing for acceptance tester issues and assistance in troubleshooting module and power supply issues
- Support of existing customer VME Module Acceptance Test Designs and Power Supply Test Designs
- Implementing and improving the Systems test design process
- Actively pursue Process/Quality improvements
Key Responsibilities:
- Versa Module Eurocard (VME) Module Acceptance Tests
- Power Supply Acceptance Tests
- Module Test Fixture Design
- Fault Coverage Analysis
- Acceptance Test Plans
- Acceptance test Specifications
Qualifications:
- Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire.
- Considerable use of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and theories
- Considerable understanding of electrical engineering processes
- Keeps abreast of technology trends
- Aware of business objective and Engineering role in achieving
- Considerable knowledge in Microsoft Office applications
- Considerable knowledge in electrical engineering design tools
- Considerable written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Ability to multi-task
- Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions
- Understands and begins to apply basic project management principles including IMS, earned value and score cards
- Ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound electrical engineering design
- bility to work well in a team environment
- Travel may be required
- Security clearance may be required
*U.S. Citizenship is required by law, regulation, executive order, or government contract.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related specialized area or field is required (or equivalent experience) plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree.
Preferred:
- Module test and the test engineering process
- The test or implementation of COTs and NDI products
- LabView programming
- Test Stand programming
- C programming and UNIX
- Java scripting
- Kermit scripting
- Perl scripting
- Teradyne Spectrum 9100 Testers
- Test Studio programming
- NH Research 8100i and 5700 Testers
- PowerBook Programming
- emPower Test Executive
Posted On: Saturday, October 21, 2017