Test Engineer

Test Engineer

HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Gilbert AZ / Onsite
Position Type:Direct Hire
Hourly / Salary:BOE
Residency Status: US Citizen

About Our Client
Our clients Gilbert AZ facility is a leading designer of spaceflight hardware and is a part of the Spacecraft Avionics business unit in the Space & Defense Group. Our client has partnered with NASA to provide electronic solutions for the Artemis Orion Crew Capsule Viper Lunar Rover Satellite Laser Communications Relay OSIRIS-REX to study asteroid composition along with complete satellite buses for the defense department.

We are seeking a talented Test Engineer for our clients facility in Gilbert AZ.

Heres what to expect on a day-to-day basis:

• Responsible for design and manufacture of Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) for the clients Broad Reach products with guidance from a senior engineer.
• Development of EGSE test systems includes hardware software and documentation.
• A typical Unit Under Test (UUT) includes an embedded Single Board Computer (SBC) which interfaces with custom analog and digital I/O boards for Command & Data Handling (C&DH) in a cPCI form factor.
• Additionally Electrical Power System (EPS) boards are included on a custom backplane extension for sub-system power switching and solar array switching/battery charging.

Hardware: Selection of COTS test instruments where practical and design of custom test boxes and cabling as required. Test hardware must be capable of verifying all stated capabilities and contractual design requirements for the UUT.

Software: Develop VxWorks test code to run on SBC (C programming language). Create National Instruments LabVIEW VIs for COTS instrument control and monitoring and User Interface (UI) for UUT command and telemetry. Develop Python or PERL scripts to control execution of VxWorks and LabVIEW code for test automation. Familiarity with VHDL for FPGA programming a plus.

Documentation: Create and maintain assembly schematic and parts lists for custom test equipment through the clients Broad Reach document control system. Microsoft Visio Microsoft Excel and Intercept Mozaix are used for design documentation. Formal Integration and Test Plans Environmental Test Plans and Acceptance Test Procedures (customer deliverables) used to document compliance with all customer and design requirements are the responsibility of the Test Engineer.

At a minimum youll need to meet these qualifications

• A minimum of a BS in Electrical Engineering and 3-5 years of position related experience.
• A candidate must be knowledgeable in software development using any of C LabVIEW Python or PERL programming languages.
• Knowledgeable using Windows applications such as Visio Word and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Knowledgeable with cables and able to do cable drawings using Visio.
• A candidate must be willing to take direction and execute assignments as asked.
• Self-motivated and willing to take ownership of assignments and look for ways to execute on time.

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