Development Test Engineer: RF, HITL & EMI/EMC

Northwood Space; New Mexico; On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking an engineer to build development systems ensuring hardware performs reliably from prototypes to operations. You’ll own development testbeds, HITL campaigns, and customer integration milestones for modem testing in a hands-on role at the intersection of electronics, software, and systems integration.

This position focuses on test strategy, qualification campaigns, and report documentation, including MIL-STD-461 and FCC/CE compliance, while contributing to rapid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience in Linux-based environments and basic computer networking.
• Experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated test development from concept through operations, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans.
• Run qualification and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) campaigns.
• 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-loop (HITL) and integrate testbeds into our CI/CD pipeline
• Design production test setups and execute low quantity production tests for rapid manufacturing cycles
• Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle, defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets

Skills

Hands-on hardware testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Power supplies

DC loads

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking an engineer to build development systems ensuring hardware performs reliably from prototypes to operations. You’ll own development testbeds, HITL campaigns, and customer integration milestones for modem testing in a hands-on role at the intersection of electronics, software, and systems integration.

This position focuses on test strategy, qualification campaigns, and report documentation, including MIL-STD-461 and FCC/CE compliance, while contributing to rapid