Electrical Test Engineer

Northwoodspace

• $84K — $105K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Strong programming abilities in Python, C++, Rust
  • Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes and analyzers
  • Hands-on experience in developing automated testing solutions

Responsibilities

  • Lead integrated test development from concept to production
  • Design hardware and electrical systems for testing
  • Develop reusable test automation software in Linux
  • Define calibration, upkeep, and debugging procedures for test assets
  • Create simulators for hardware-in-the-loop testing
  • Support environmental and qualification testing with defined procedures

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer focused on merit and qualifications
  • Supportive work environment for professional development
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
  • Lead integrated test development from concept through production, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans
  • Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for both production and development needs (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)
  • Develop modular and reusable test automation software, including frameworks, drivers, and tooling in Linux environments using Python / Rust / C++
  • Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle - defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets
  • Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and automated integration testing
  • Support environmental and qualification testing (thermal, vibration, shock), including defining instrumentation and test procedures where needed

Basic Qualifications:
  • 0 - 4 Years of Experience + Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, Rust), and comfort developing in a Linux-based environment
  • Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
  • Experience designing test racks / ATE systems (PXI, USB/LXI instrumentation, custom interfaces) and scaling them into production
  • Experience writing reusable test software patterns (hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, test sequencing frameworks)
  • Comfort working at the boundary between HW + SW: firmware bring-up, control interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), fault injection, telemetry capture

Additional Requirements:
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed


Compensation:

Test Engineer/Level 1: $84,000- $105,000 per year

Test Engineer/Level 2: $95,000 - $119,000 per year

Additional Information:

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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