Product Test Engineer

Rocket Lab; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Test Engineer to design and support advanced test systems for high-performance production hardware. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams and ensuring production equipment meets stringent testing criteria. Ideal candidates should have experience in test engineering and relevant educational qualifications.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Test Engineering.
• Experience in production or manufacturing environment.
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support test systems for RF, digital, and power electronics.
• Work with engineers to create test requirements.
• Triage yield issues in production hardware.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Collaboration

Communication

Organization

Education

BS or MS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Function Generators

Power Supplies

VNA

Spectrum Analyzers

High-Speed Oscilloscopes

Altium

Solidworks

Job description

About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques which allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.

Job objective: This is an exciting role in a growing company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience with developing automated test benches and special test equipment for high performance production hardware. In this role, you will work closely with a talented engineering team to design, produce, and support test systems and test procedures to enable the fast and automated production/test of fieldable products.

Duties

• Design, build, and support sophisticated test systems to test high-volume and high-performance RF, digital, and power electronics in a production environment
• Work closely with system and design engineers to create test requirements and criteria to sell-off system/subsystem requirements
• Work closely with manufacturing engineers to triage yield issues of production hardware, provide guidance on hardware disposition/troubleshooting, and develop test system maintainability plans such as calibration procedures
• Run campaigns to qualify hardware under various environmental conditions
• Support fast prototyping by designing and building engineering test sets for investigation purposes

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any related field
• 2-5 years of experience in Test Engineering, 1-3 years with MS degree
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident (future clearance may be required)
• Experience in a production or manufacturing environment
• Experience with designing and troubleshooting automated test benches for various types of hardware
• Familiar with electrical test and measurement equipment such as: Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Power Supplies
• Experience with environmental acceptance and qualification test plans
• Strong documentation skills to track and analyze root cause of non-conforming hardware
• Strong test plan and requirements writing skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Collaborative; capable of working across all levels of the organization
• Organized; comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Ability to cover the entire test system lifecycle independently

Desired Qualifications

• Good understanding of RF, power, and digital engineering concepts
• Experience working with RF test and measurement equipment such as: VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, High-Speed Oscilloscopes, Power Meters, AutoCal Modules, Power Amplifiers
• Comfortable with object-orientated programming such as C++, C, Python
• Experience with software development workflow using Github
• Experience with PCB design and using design tools such as Altium
• Experience with CAD design and using design tools such as Solidworks
• Experience with 3D printing and rapid prototyping
• Experience with VISA/SCPI commands

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

At Epirus, you’ll work with technical peers and great people—and get first crack at some of the defining technology challenges of our time. Here, “impossible” is just a challenge. We're a diverse, fast-growing team of change-makers fueling the future of energy with revolutionary solutions. Join us and rewrite the rules.

As required by the Equal Pay Transparency Act, Epirus provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.

For the state of California only, the range of starting pay for this role is:

$100,000—$119,300 USD