Aerospace Test Engineer
Ottawa, ON
We are currently seeking a Aerospace Test Engineer to join our Ottawa based team with regular travel to our testing locations mainly in the United States!
What will you be doing?
- Plan, execute, and support verification activities across hardware, software, and complete systems.
- Create, refine, and carry out test procedures covering mechanical assemblies, electronics, and software.
- Contribute to the integration and verification of sensors, avionics, actuators, and related subsystems.
- Support ground and flight-test activities, including preparation, execution, data collection, and post-test analysis.
- Participate in testing conducted at third-party facilities, including thermal, vibration, shock, and other environmental qualification activities.
- Support EMI/EMC testing, troubleshooting, and follow-up mitigation activities.
- Capture, analyze, and report test results, ensuring findings are accurately documented and communicated.
- Investigate unexpected test results and system anomalies, contributing to root-cause investigations and issue resolution.
- Maintain verification records, test reports, procedures, and requirements traceability throughout the development process.
- Provide engineering support for production and field issues, particularly when standard troubleshooting has not identified the cause.
- Diagnose complex hardware, software, and system failures using available logs, schematics, instrumentation, and test data.
- Recreate production or field failures in a controlled laboratory environment and help establish appropriate corrective actions.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to implement, validate, and document corrective measures.
- Support domestic and international field-testing activities, including travel to U.S. test locations and external environmental and EMI/EMC facilities. Travel is expected to be approximately 10-25%.
What do we need from you?
- A college diploma or Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in testing, verification, system integration, or a comparable engineering environment.
- Practical knowledge of embedded systems, including microcontrollers, sensors, and power-related systems.
- Working familiarity with software test and debugging using C, C++, Python, or comparable programming languages.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory and test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
- Experience performing system-level verification for aerospace, autonomous, or similarly complex systems is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with environmental test methods and equipment, including thermal chambers and vibration testing, is beneficial.
- An understanding of EMI/EMC testing, troubleshooting, and mitigation techniques.
- Knowledge of requirements-driven verification practices and the preparation and maintenance of test documentation.
- Flexibility to participate in multi-day test campaigns and work periodically outdoors or within industrial test environments.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and is subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Please note that the compensation range information provided is a general guideline only. Criteria such as the candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.
