NPI Test Engineer — Electro-Optical Systems

Arete Associates; Chiquita (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life and Long-Term Disability (LTD)

401(k) retirement plan (Company-funded

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Education Assistance

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Arete is seeking a New Product Introduction Test Engineer to join our engineering team, developing advanced electro-optical and stabilized imaging systems. You will work with test, systems, software, electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers to verify and validate products throughout development.

This role is ideal for recent engineering graduates who want mentorship and growth, with opportunities to own subsystem testing, automation, documentation, and lab activities.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship and ability to pass background checks and drug screening.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics required.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, electronics, physics, or controls.
• Experience with lab instrumentation and basic programming.

Responsibilities

• Support integration and testing of electro-optical, electro-mechanical, and embedded systems.
• Execute test procedures for subsystem and system verification.
• Develop and document test procedures, plans, and reports.
• Configure lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, environmental gear).
• Collect and analyze test data with engineering tools.
• Support NCRs, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Develop simple test automation scripts.
• Assemble and integrate prototypes.
• Participate in design and readiness reviews.
• Maintain calibration records and lab organization.
• Support environmental, functional, performance, qualification tests.
• Create engineering documentation with configuration control.
• Travel up to 20%.

Skills

US Citizenship

Background check

Bachelor's degree

Engineering fundamentals

Lab instrumentation

Programming basics

Analytical skills

Reading drawings

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

Git

SolidWorks

Automated test frameworks

Job description

Arete is seeking a New Product Introduction Test Engineer to join our engineering team, developing advanced electro-optical and stabilized imaging systems. You will work with test, systems, software, electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers to verify and validate products throughout development.

This role is ideal for recent engineering graduates who want mentorship and growth, with opportunities to own subsystem testing, automation, documentation, and lab activities.