Senior Avionics Test Engineer — Build Mission-Critical ATE

Ursa Major; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a Senior Electrical Hardware Test Engineer in Colorado to design, develop, and maintain automated test equipment and related test systems for avionics. You will build interface hardware, wiring, harnesses, and fixtures, collaborating with software and FPGA engineers to enable robust verification of mission-critical electronics.

The role requires 5+ years in electrical test equipment, strong analog/digital design, and experience integrating instrumentation into automated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years developing electrical test equipment or automated hardware tests.
• Experience with mixed-signal circuits and PCB assemblies.
• Strong analog/digital design, signal integrity and grounding basics.
• Experience integrating instrumentation into automated test systems.
• Experience creating schematics, wiring diagrams and interfaces.
• Familiar with lab instruments: scopes, DMMs, power supplies, loads, signal generators.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain ATE, STE, or EGSE for avionics.
• Create interface hardware, signal conditioning, power distribution, and wiring.
• Develop schematics, cable assemblies, and hardware documentation.
• Configure lab instrumentation: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, loads.
• Design and fabricate test fixtures, harnesses, and adapters.
• Collaborate with Test Software Engineers for integrated solutions.
• Support HWIL, environmental and production testing activities.
• Troubleshoot hardware and hardware/software integration issues.
• Calibrate, verify, and validate new test equipment.
• Assist root cause investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Electrical test design

Mixed-signal PCB

Analog & digital design

Signal integrity

LabVIEW

TestStand

SPI/I2C/UART

Electromagnetic compatibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a Senior Electrical Hardware Test Engineer in Colorado to design, develop, and maintain automated test equipment and related test systems for avionics. You will build interface hardware, wiring, harnesses, and fixtures, collaborating with software and FPGA engineers to enable robust verification of mission-critical electronics.

The role requires 5+ years in electrical test equipment, strong analog/digital design, and experience integrating instrumentation into automated