Senior Test Automation Engineer - Hardware-Integrated RF

Chaos Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

FSA

HSA

Life insurance

Free lunch

No meeting Fridays

Unlimited PTO

Casual dress

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Job summary

Chaos Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Test Automation to build automated test software and validation frameworks for RF, comms, and embedded systems. You will work across hardware and software teams to implement test strategies and support STE/GSE.

The ideal candidate has strong Python development experience, hands-on lab debugging skills, and a track record automating test equipment using SCPI, Ethernet, Serial, USB, or GPIB.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong Python software development experience.
• Experience developing automated test systems for hardware-integrated products.
• Experience automating commercial test equipment using SCPI, Ethernet, Serial, USB, or GPIB interfaces.
• Experience with Linux-based systems and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, MATLAB, or C++.
• Familiarity with RF, radar, embedded, or electronic systems.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test software, frameworks, and infrastructure for system, subsystem, and production test.
• Create Python-based automation for COTS instrumentation, embedded systems, and electrical STE/GSE.
• Develop and execute automated verification, validation, and acceptance test procedures.
• Integrate and troubleshoot oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, VNAs, DMMs, and related test equipment.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Software, and Production teams to define test strategies and interfaces.
• Support system integration, root cause analysis, RCCA, and troubleshooting activities.
• Improve test reliability, throughput, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Develop technical documentation, training materials, and operational procedures.
• Support deployment and sustainment of test systems in manufacturing and field environments.

Skills

Python programming

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Lab environment experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or CS

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

SCPI

Ethernet

Serial

USB

GPIB

Linux scripting

MATLAB

C++

Job description

Chaos Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Test Automation to build automated test software and validation frameworks for RF, comms, and embedded systems. You will work across hardware and software teams to implement test strategies and support STE/GSE.

The ideal candidate has strong Python development experience, hands-on lab debugging skills, and a track record automating test equipment using SCPI, Ethernet, Serial, USB, or GPIB.