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# Hardware Test Engineer

- **Company:** ALTEN Technology USA
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Computer-Aided Design, Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, SolidWorks (CAD), Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Hardware Testing, Build Management, MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/bff95579-e8ed-4502-873f-fa2abe91c255/hardware-test-engineer

## About the Role

* BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering (or related)
 * 4+ years in hardware test, validation, or qualification across electrical and mechanical systems
 * Strong Python skills for test automation, instrument control, and data analysis
 * Proficiency with electrical lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, electronic loads) and DAQ systems
 * Hands-on experience with mechanical test methods and sensors (strain gauges, load cells, accelerometers, thermocouples)
 * Experience designing mechanical test fixtures in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) and building them hands-on
 * Working knowledge of CAN, UART/RS-485, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet; comfortable reading schematics and drawings
 * Able to lift and move test equipment, fixtures, batteries, and assemblies as required, * UAV, aerospace, automotive, or other safety-critical regulated experience
 * Environmental qualification to DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or IEC 60529 (IP); vibration shaker and thermal chamber operation
 * HALT/HASS or accelerated life testing; HIL simulation with ArduPilot/PX4 hardware
 * Battery/BMS testing or propulsion (motor/propeller) test stand experience

## Description

* Develop V&V test plans for electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical hardware, traced to requirements
 * Design and build test fixtures, stands, and HIL rigs, including mechanical fixturing, DAQ, instrumentation, and safety interlocks
 * Run mechanical tests: static load, vibration, shock/drop, and fatigue/life cycling on structures and mechanisms (e.g., payload hook, tether drop, dock doors)
 * Run environmental tests (thermal, humidity, rain/dust ingress) in-house and with outside test labs
 * Instrument hardware with strain gauges, load cells, accelerometers, and thermocouples; characterize propulsion on thrust stands
 * Write automated test software for DVT, qualification, and end-of-line production testing
 * Support board bring-up and lead failure analysis on test failures, flight-test issues, and field returns
 * Transfer production testers to contract manufacturers and improve yield and cycle time