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# Development Test Engineer

- **Company:** Northwood Space
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Literacy, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Hardware Design, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Integration Tests, MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=91fba980103f8b00

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field
 * Hands-on experience in Linux-based environment, and familiarity with basic computer networking
 * Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers, * Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
 * Hands-on EMC test and troubleshooting experience, such as near-field probes, radiated emissions testing
 * Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC requirements and MIL-STD-810 environmental test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
 * Experience building RF test setups for communications systems, including over-the-air and conducted testing, channel emulation, and modem or link-level performance characterization
 * Experience building hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and device simulators, and running them in automated CI environments
 * Experience designing test racks and harnessing

## Description

Northwood is looking for an engineer to build the development systems that ensure our hardware performs reliably from early prototypes through operations. You'll own development test including hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, development RF testbeds or ranges/chambers, and customer integration milestones for modem test. This is a highly hands-on role that sits at the intersection of electronics, software, and systems integration - ideal for someone who enjoys turning ambiguous problems into robust, repeatable test capabilities that help develop world-class systems., * Lead integrated test development from concept through operations, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans

 * Own the path to certification for EMI/EMC and other applicable standards (e.g., MIL-STD-461, FCC/CE), including pre-compliance testing, design-for-compliance input to the hardware team, test lab coordination, and certification documentation
 * Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for development and production (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)
 * Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and integrate testbeds into our CI/CD pipeline
 * Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle, defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets