Senior Electronics Test Architect for Defense Manufacturing

Via Logic LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Systems Sector is hiring a Principal Electronics Manufacturing Test Engineer to architect and govern automated test equipment for complex electronics and electro-mechanical systems. You will mentor engineers and ensure safety, reliability, and readiness of defense assets.

You will drive test strategy, framework development, and hardware design while collaborating across design, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to deliver robust testing solutions.

Qualifications

• BS degree and 12-15 years of prior relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 10-13 years of prior relevant work experience
• Architectural Expertise: Deploy automated test equipment (ATE) and In-Circuit/Functional test systems in defense manufacturing
• Security: U.S. citizenship and eligibility for Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Test Architecture: Define overarching test strategy, architectures, and instrumentation roadmaps across programs.
• Test Development Implementation: Architect and oversee complex test software frameworks using NI LabVIEW, TestStand, or Python.
• Test Hardware Development: Develop test hardware to maximize test coverage.
• Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Lead cross-functional engineering teams and act as authority for TRR and FCBs.
• System-Level Troubleshooting: Lead root-cause analyses for complex failures to component level.
• Process Optimization & Yield Improvement: Apply SPC, ANOVA, and MSA to minimize false-failures and improve yield.
• Documentation: Establish engineering standards for schematics, test procedures, and configuration management.
• Product Variety: Work on products for military and commercial customers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

NI LabVIEW

TestStand

Python

Job description

Leidos Defense Systems Sector is hiring a Principal Electronics Manufacturing Test Engineer to architect and govern automated test equipment for complex electronics and electro-mechanical systems. You will mentor engineers and ensure safety, reliability, and readiness of defense assets.

You will drive test strategy, framework development, and hardware design while collaborating across design, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to deliver robust testing solutions.