HWIL Electrical Integration & Test Engineer

DESE Research, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Profit sharing

Education reimbursement

Flexible work schedules

Company paid life insurance

401k

Descripción de la vacante

DESE Research, Inc. in Huntsville, AL seeks an HWIL Electrical Integration & Test Engineer to ensure the successful physical connectivity, wiring interface layout, and instrumentation routing of the lab test rig. The role requires collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and a security clearance.

The candidate will plan, design, develop, and verify complex electrical interfaces, grounding networks, EMI, and data bus layouts, with duties spanning from wire harness documentation to EGSE setup.

Formación

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, CS, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or related discipline.
• Experience with electrical harness drafting, lab bench wiring, or deployment of diagnostic tools.
• 5+ years of electrical integration, including wiring schematic maps and diagnostics.
• Familiarity with physical connector safety and shielding procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure compliance with system requirements for design and development of electrical interface connections for test support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build high-speed signal distribution panels.
• Define and document wire harness schematics, pinning charts, and EGSE setups.
• Ensure compliance with relevant electrical standards, grounding rules, and lab safety guidelines.
• Support test plans and procedures to verify physical loopback connections and signal integrity; troubleshoot power issues during validation.

Conocimientos

Electrical harness drafting

Lab bench wiring

MIL-STD-1553

CAN bus

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Herramientas

Altium

AutoCAD

LabVIEW

Descripción del empleo

HWIL Electrical Integration & Test Engineer

DESE Research is seeking a HWIL Electrical Integration & Test Engineer to work closely with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to ensure the successful physical connectivity, wiring interface layout, and instrumentation routing of the lab test rig. Position is contingent upon contract award.

The successful candidate will:

• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify complex electrical interfaces and lab infrastructure environments.
• Evaluate customer/operational needs to define electrical signal constraints, coordinate interface connections, and assure compatibility of all physical wire routing and instrumentation interfaces.
• Perform various analyses to optimize grounding networks, signal integrity, and data bus layouts.
• Perform analyses for electromagnetic interference (EMI), power conditioning, telemetry routing, signal attenuation, physical connector safety, testability, and other specialties that factor into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success.

Position Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with system requirements and specifications of the design and development of the electrical interface connections for test support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electronics hardware design, assembly, and test engineers, to build high-speed signal distribution panels.
• Define and document the wire harness schematics, pinning charts, and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) setups.
• Ensure compliance with relevant industry electrical standards, grounding rules, and laboratory occupational safety guidelines.
• Support test plans and procedure development to verify physical loopback connections and ensure signal integrity.Support the troubleshooting and resolution of any power drops, electrical short circuits, or wiring harness damage during validation steps.

Required Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (or the ability to obtain one).
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or a related discipline
• Experience with electrical harness drafting, lab bench wiring, or physical diagnostic tool deployment AND/OR Experience tracing aerospace communication buses like MIL-STD-1553 or CAN.
• Electrical integration experience (5+ years) including wiring schematic map creation, diagnostic analysis, and technical document lookup.
• Familiarity with physical connector safety policies and electronic shielding procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in building or debugging physical breakout boxes for complex defense or rocket avionic systems.
• Knowledge of specialized diagnostic equipment (e.g., Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, TDR meters).
• Proficiency in using engineering software tools for modeling, simulation, and analysis (e.g., Altium, AutoCAD, LabVIEW).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to isolate physical circuit failures from mathematical logic anomalies.

About DESE

For the past 46 years, DESE has provided industry-leading technical and engineering solutions in the fields of Defense, Energy, Space, and Environment. As a small, family-oriented business, DESE provides a compelling benefits package including a generous profit-sharing plan, competitive salaries, and perhaps most importantly, the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex and engaging problems.

Why employees love working for DESE:

• Competitive health, dental and vision insurance with affordable premiums
• Flexible work schedules
• Two different flexible spending account options
• Company paid life insurance with options for employee paid additional
• Performance bonus program
• Education reimbursement program
• Company paid personal leave for approved philanthropic activities
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday leave
• Robust 401k profit sharing plan
• Opportunities for internal promotions
• Employee referral incentive program
• Rewards and gifts for service anniversaries

Disability Accommodation for Applicants - DESE Research, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address or phone number to contact us about your interest in employment with us: [e-mail] or 256-837-8004x123.