Development Test Engineer - RF & HITL Systems

Northwood; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood is seeking an engineer to build and own development test systems ensuring hardware reliability from prototype to production. This role sits at the intersection of electronics, software, and systems integration, turning ambiguous challenges into robust, repeatable test capabilities for world-class systems.

You will lead test development and HITL campaigns, drive certification activities (EMI/EMC and MIL-STD-461/FCC/CE), and design test racks, harnesses, and simulators.

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 (power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers).

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated test development from concept through operations and define test strategy and execution plans.
• Run qualification and hardware-in-the-loop campaigns.
• Own the path to EMI/EMC and other standards certification, including pre-compliance testing and lab coordination.
• Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support RF testing for development and production.
• Create device and subsystem simulators for HITL and integrate testbeds into CI/CD pipelines.
• Design production test setups and execute low quantity production tests for rapid manufacturing cycles.
• Own test maintainability, calibration, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Test development

Hardware-in-the-loop

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power supplies

DC loads

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Northwood is seeking an engineer to build and own development test systems ensuring hardware reliability from prototype to production. This role sits at the intersection of electronics, software, and systems integration, turning ambiguous challenges into robust, repeatable test capabilities for world-class systems.

You will lead test development and HITL campaigns, drive certification activities (EMI/EMC and MIL-STD-461/FCC/CE), and design test racks, harnesses, and simulators.