Sr. Specialist, Systems Engineer (Test Equip)

Responsibilities:

• Lead the full lifecycle of engineering test equipment, including concept development, requirements definition, architecture, detailed design, integration, verification, release, deployment, maintenance, upgrade, and retirement.

• Translate product requirements, interfaces, verification objectives, and user needs into test equipment requirements, operating concepts, interface definitions, performance criteria, and acceptance tests.

• Design and integrate automated test equipment, interface units, test racks, fixtures, cable assemblies, breakout boxes, switching systems, power distribution, signal conditioning, data-acquisition systems, and simulation environments.

• Develop or coordinate electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical layouts, bills of material, cable drawings, interface control documents, assembly instructions, and equipment specifications.

• Select commercial off-the-shelf instrumentation, computing hardware, interface cards, power supplies, loads, switches, connectors, enclosures, and safety devices based on technical performance, maintainability, availability, and lifecycle cost.

• Develop, integrate, or support test software and automation used to stimulate interfaces, control instrumentation, acquire data, evaluate results, generate reports, and support repeatable test execution.

• Plan and execute test equipment integration, checkout, verification, validation, and user-acceptance activities before deployment to engineering or laboratory users.

• Create and maintain operating procedures, setup instructions, maintenance plans, calibration requirements, troubleshooting guides, training material, configuration records, and asset documentation.

• Provide responsive support for test equipment failures, intermittent behavior, interface issues, software problems, damaged cables or fixtures, and laboratory configuration concerns.

• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for equipment deficiencies; verify repairs and changes do not adversely affect measurement integrity or test repeatability.

• Plan and implement equipment updates for new product revisions, interface changes, additional test capability, cybersecurity or operating-system changes, component obsolescence, and laboratory standardization.

• Maintain configuration control of hardware, software, firmware, drawings, bills of material, calibration status, spare parts, and released documentation.

• Establish preventive maintenance, calibration, inspection, backup, spare-part, and lifecycle-management practices that improve availability and reduce test interruptions.

• Coordinate with systems, hardware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, environmental qualification, program management, suppliers, and users to ensure test solutions meet program needs.

• Mentor engineers and technicians in equipment operation, design practices, instrumentation, troubleshooting, configuration control, and safe laboratory practices.

• Drive reuse and standardization through modular architectures, common interfaces, reusable software, approved component libraries, and lessons learned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience; avionics or aerospace experience is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, updating, maintaining, or supporting test equipment for complex electronic or avionics products.

• Ability to develop test equipment requirements and interpret system requirements, interface control documents, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, cable drawings, and equipment specifications.

• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, data-acquisition equipment, signal generators, switching hardware, or interface analyzers.

• Experience troubleshooting hardware, software, firmware, interfaces, wiring, grounding, shielding, instrumentation, and test configurations using structured root-cause methods.

• Experience developing or maintaining test equipment documentation, including schematics, bills of material, operating procedures, calibration requirements, maintenance instructions, and configuration records.

• Ability to manage multiple equipment-development and support priorities while communicating concise status, risks, and recommendations.

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and provide technical leadership across engineering and laboratory teams.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with avionics data buses and interfaces, including ARINC 429, Ethernet, discrete I/O, serial communications, analog signals, RF interfaces, or time-sensitive data acquisition.

• Experience developing automated test solutions using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, C, C++, TestStand, or similar tools.

• Experience with integration of RF Test Equipment

• Knowledge of measurement uncertainty, calibration, grounding and shielding, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and controlled laboratory practices.

• Experience with configuration management, source control, requirements management, issue tracking, asset management, and released engineering drawings.

• Experience managing component obsolescence, equipment refreshes, spare parts, preventive maintenance, and lifecycle cost for laboratory assets.

• Experience supporting test equipment used during RTCA DO-160 environmental qualification testing.