Test Equipment Design Engineer - Secret Clearance Eligible

Seeking a Senior Test Equipment Design Engineer to support the development, integration, and deployment of advanced test platforms and architectures used across multiple defense programs. This role is ideal for engineers with strong electrical design and software automation backgrounds who are ready to lead technical execution while remaining hands-on in test system development. The selected engineer will join a project team responsible for test solution development and will support the full lifecycle of test system engineering-from requirements definition through verification and final system sell-off in manufacturing or field environments. Key Responsibilities

• Develop test hardware, software, and/or firmware from requirements definition through deployment at manufacturing or customer facilities

• Support test development across multiple disciplines: *

• Power
• RF
• Analog
• Digital
• Lead small engineering teams, overseeing technical task execution and reporting project cost and schedule status to leadership
• Identify test readiness issues and optimization opportunities throughout the development lifecycle
• Meet established project budget, schedule, and performance commitments
• Guide mechanical engineering teams and/or suppliers through test adapter design activities with moderate support from senior engineers
• Work effectively as part of a team or as an individual contributor with limited supervision
• Engage in continuous personal technical growth
• Prepare and present work products during project status meetings
• Support manufacturing operations, including on-site troubleshooting and debugging

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience
• Experience with electrical engineering design and/or software automation concepts and applications
• U.S. citizenship required
• Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance or ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance prior to start, * Degree in Electrical Engineering or demonstrated experience with electrical engineering design concepts
• Minimum 5 years of related experience (excluding internships)
• Experience leading technical tasks and small-to-mid sized engineering teams

• Exposure to project management tools, including: *

• MS Project
• Jira / Confluence
• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

• Experience with National Instruments tools: *

• TestStand
• LabWindows/CVI
• LabVIEW
• Experience with Digital, Analog, RF, and/or Power Supply test hardware and/or software design

• Experience with routine use and/or automation of commercial test and measurement equipment, including: *

• Oscilloscopes
• Digital Multimeters (DMMs)
• Network analyzers
• Power supplies

Skills: Automation Systems, Business Growth, Computer Firmware, Cost Reporting, Customer Support/Service, Debugging Skills, Earned Value Management (EVM), Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Financial Projections, Government, Hardware Design, Hardware Development, Hardware Quality Assurance, Identify Issues, Instructional Design, Internet Security, Leadership, MKS Toolkit, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Operations, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Project, Network Performance/Analysis, Operational Support, Product Lifecycle, Project Management Software, Project Schedule, Quality Engineering, Radio Frequency, Requirements Management, Requirements Validation/Verification, Sales, Schedule Development, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance, Small Business, Software Design, Software Engineering, System Lifecycle, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Design, Test Equipment Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, United States Citizen

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