Environmental Test Supervisor

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At Vadatech our teams dont do conventional. Our customers are world leaders and our products are breakthrough technologies. We deliver because everyone in our company has a vision: to create nextgeneration solutions that leave the status quo behind innovate and solve complex problems.

The role of the Environmental Test Supervisor is to lead the team of environmental technicians and engineers in all work efforts related to testing hardware products through simulated harsh environments of space aerospace industrial and military environments. this is a working management position which requires handson domain technical knowledge and ability to execute all testing within the laboratory.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Serve as technical subject matter expert for environmental test processes and equipment and maintain responsibility over test for equipment under test (EUT) hardware.
• Lead a team of test engineers specialists and technicians to test various hardware to military industrial and commercial test standards.
• Create maintain and communicate detailed schedules ensuring your team and other stakeholders are aware of milestones and deadlines.
• Manage daytoday activities of the environmental test lab and maintain the labs operational readiness to support production environmental stress screening and environmental testing.
• Generate hardware test procedures and plans to meet project requirements.
• Develop standard operating procedures for environmental test technicians.
• Perform thermal surveys and vibration surveys.
• Support the test and troubleshooting of complex electronic systems and subassemblies working directly with hardware and design engineering personnel as required.
• Feedback lessons learned to the design teams for continuous improvement.
• Support test fixture design including test harnesses.
• Generate environmental test reports & maintain test records within data repository.
• Develop and maintain procedures and processes maintaining compliance with AS9100/iso9001 Ansi z5401 ISO 17025 standards. Responsible for achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC test laboratory accreditation.

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

In this role you will be responsible for leading a team in the mechanical verification and test of hardware products. This role has personal management responsibilities and provides a clear pathway to become the Engineering Manager for the department.

Senior Engineers looking to take the next step in their career are encouraged to apply.

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 5 years of working experience in testing electronics electromechanical assemblies or integrated systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a lab and/or production facilities equipment and operations.
• Experience in Thermal Thermal vacuum Vibration Shock HALT/HASS or EMC testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience designing rugged embedded computers or avionics from a mechanical perspective including understanding of circuit board interconnects.
• Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors.
• Experience with electronics thermal and/or vibration analysis and related software such as Ansys Flotherm SolidWorks etc.
• General familiarity with overall integration of rugged embedded computer systems.
• Experience with space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing.
• Indepth knowledge of standards such as EN60529 MILSTD461 MILSTD810 AND RTCA DO160.
• Experience with defense and aerospace industry practices and programmatic skills interfacing directly with customers.

• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Supplemental Insurance
• 125 Cafeteria Plan
• 401k Plan with Company Contribution
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Onsite Fitness Center at each US location

• State of the art facility

VADATECH INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/DISABILITY/VET

VADATECH INC. PARTICIPATES IN EVERIFY

No phone calls or thirdparty recruiter contact please.

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Must be a US Resident to apply.