NPI Test Engineer - Electro-Optical Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

LTD

401(k) matching

ESOP

Fitness reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Arete Associates seeks a New Product Introduction Test Engineer in Healdsburg, CA. You will join a multidisciplinary engineering team to verify, validate, integrate, and troubleshoot electro-optical and stabilized imaging systems.

This entry-level role offers mentorship while you progressively own subsystem testing, automation, documentation, and lab activities. The position emphasizes hands-on lab work, good fundamentals in engineering, and a desire to grow into an independent test engineer

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required; must pass background and drug screening.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, electronics, physics, or controls.
• Familiarity with lab instrumentation.
• Basic programming or scripting (Python, MATLAB, C/C++).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support integration and testing of electro-optical, electro-mechanical, and embedded systems throughout product development.
• Execute engineering test procedures for subsystem and system-level verification activities.
• Assist with developing, documenting, and improving engineering test procedures, test plans, and reports.
• Configure and operate laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, environmental equipment, motion control systems, and optical instrumentation.
• Collect, analyze, and document test data using engineering tools and software.
• Work with Quality to generate NCRs investigate failures, document observations, perform root-cause analysis, and support corrective actions.
• Develop basic test automation scripts and utilities to improve repeatability and efficiency.
• Assemble and integrate engineering prototypes and development hardware.
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and engineering peer reviews.
• Maintain laboratory organization, calibration records, fixtures, and engineering test equipment.
• Support environmental, functional, performance, and qualification testing.
• Assist in creating engineering documentation while maintaining configuration-controlled records.
• Perform additional duties as assigned; travel up to 20%.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Self-motivation and organization

Engineering fundamentals

Team-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Computer Engineering or Physics

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

Git

SolidWorks

Job description

Arete Associates seeks a New Product Introduction Test Engineer in Healdsburg, CA. You will join a multidisciplinary engineering team to verify, validate, integrate, and troubleshoot electro-optical and stabilized imaging systems.

This entry-level role offers mentorship while you progressively own subsystem testing, automation, documentation, and lab activities. The position emphasizes hands-on lab work, good fundamentals in engineering, and a desire to grow into an independent test engineer