Hands-On Test Engineer - Power Distribution & Controls

Kratos Industries LLC; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, & Vision insurance

401(k) matching up to 4%

Paid time off (PTO)

Life Insurance

COBRA

Boot reimbursement

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Kratos Industries LLC seeks a Test Engineer to develop, execute, and refine electrical and mechanical test processes for UL 891 switchboards, metal-clad MV switchgear, and related power equipment. This hands-on role requires strong troubleshooting, meticulous documentation, and close coordination with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Field Service teams.

The position focuses on creating test procedures, protocols, and documentation, with in-house collaboration Monday–Friday and day shift

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or related field).
• 1+ years in engineering, manufacturing, electrical testing, controls, or power distribution in industrial/technical settings.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs and customer specs.
• Experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, hipot testers, insulation testers, power supplies, current sources).
• Familiarity with relays, circuit breakers, meters, PLCs, HMIs, CTs/PTs and control components.
• Experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong documentation skills for test records, reports and findings.
• Ability to collaborate across Engineering, Production, Quality, PM and Field Service.
• Strong problem-solving and independent working with multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and safety in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve a modular library of electrical/mechanical test procedures for switchboards and switchgear.
• Support and perform production testing, functional checks and validations.
• Review electrical drawings and customer specs to determine test requirements.
• Test protective relays, meters, breakers, PLCs, HMIs, and control circuits as needed.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues found during production or testing.
• Document test results, deficiencies, and acceptance records clearly.
• Support factory acceptance testing and third-party inspections as required.
• Ensure testing complies with procedures and standards.
• Assist in developing test fixtures and equipment improvements.
• Identify opportunities to improve test efficiency and product quality.
• Collaborate with Quality on non-conformances and corrective actions.

Skills

Electrical testing

Reading schematics

Electrical test gear

Protective relays & PLCs

Manufacturing

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (related)

Tools

Multimeters

Hipot testers

Insulation resistance testers

Power supplies

Relay test sets

PLCs

HMIs

Job description

Kratos Industries LLC seeks a Test Engineer to develop, execute, and refine electrical and mechanical test processes for UL 891 switchboards, metal-clad MV switchgear, and related power equipment. This hands-on role requires strong troubleshooting, meticulous documentation, and close coordination with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Field Service teams.

The position focuses on creating test procedures, protocols, and documentation, with in-house collaboration Monday–Friday and day shift