Electrical Engineer

Ensign-Bickford Industries; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, located in Moorpark, CA, seeks an Electrical Test Engineer to lead development, validation, and troubleshooting of electronics support equipment and special test equipment. The role spans design verification, production test, and customer-facing testing.

The ideal candidate will have a BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of related experience, strong C#/.NET skills, SQL/database experience, and hands-on lab equipment knowledge.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 3+ years of related engineering experience
• Experience with C# in .NET environment
• Experience interfacing computers with electronic instrumentation
• Experience with Microsoft SQL and database design
• Experience developing automated test software for electronic products
• Knowledge of standard lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs)
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Ability to read electrical schematics
• Ability to interpret mechanical/electrical specification requirements and data

Responsibilities

• Program automated test stands in C#.
• Create automated testing algorithms for electromechanical device testing.
• Interface with standard test equipment and data acquisition units.
• Interface with SQL databases for test inputs and outputs.
• Support rapid software updates for active development and production tests.
• Provide sustaining engineering on production programs.
• Interpret test data and results.
• Solve engineering problems and investigate failures with corrective actions.
• Perform verification and validation to technical requirements.
• Complete schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.

Skills

C#/.NET

Test automation

Instrumentation

SQL databases

Schematic reading

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

MATLAB

MathCAD

Job description

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions.

Job Description

The Electrical Test Engineer serves as the technical lead for the development, validation, and troubleshooting of Electronics Support Equipment (ESE) and Special Test Equipment (STE). The Electrical Test Engineer is involved from the start of product design, supports engineering design verification testing, product acceptance, qualification, and production test.

Responsibilities

• Program automated test stands in the C# programming language, including:
• Create automated testing algorithms for electromechanical device testing.
• Incorporate communication with standard test equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, electronic loads, Data Acquisition units, and similar instruments.
• Incorporate communication with SQL databases for inputs and outputs from testing.
• Support rapid software updates for active development and production tests.
• Provide sustaining engineering on production programs.
• Interpret test data and results.
• Solve engineering problems, investigate failures and take corrective actions.
• Perform Verification and Validation to Technical Requirements.
• Complete schematic capture and PCB layout activities using Altium Designer.

Requirements

The successful candidate shall have a BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and a minimum of 3 years of related engineering experience.

Required experience includes

• Experience with C# programming language under the .NET environment is required.
• Experience in interfacing computers with electronic instrumentation is required.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL and database design.
• Demonstrated competency in developing automated test software for electronic products.
• Excellent knowledge of standard lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, etc.).
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills for interaction with teammates, test technicians, management, and customers.
• Experience reading electrical schematics for analog/digital circuits.
• Proven ability to interpret and analyze mechanical and/or electrical specification requirements and data.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in an aerospace industry test lab or production environment.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Experience using MATLAB, MathCAD.
• Previous experience troubleshooting problems in a production floor environment.
• Experience working in a development atmosphere.
• Fundamental knowledge of root cause/corrective and preventative action (RCA/Preventive Action).
• Ability to design and produce test boxes as needed (e.g., breakout box) is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with soldering and assembly is a plus.
• PCB assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, IPC & J-STD specification knowledge is a plus.
• Analog circuit board design and troubleshooting is a plus.

Compensation

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 per year. Salary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.