Sr. Electrical Test Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

401k contribution

Casual work environment

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Sr. Electrical Test Engineer to join the avionics engineering team in Mountain View, CA.

You will develop automated test solutions for complex hardware in a safety-critical environment and help scale our test operations from development to production. The role requires hands-on experience with test equipment, scripts in C/C++/Python, and a track record of improving test infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full cycle electronics hardware test or development experience in a professional environment.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Extensive experience with test equipment, measurement techniques, and hardware verification.
• Experience with programming/scripting languages (C, C++, Python) and ability to develop and maintain test software.
• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of automated test equipment systems for functional, environmental qualification, and manufacturing acceptance tests.
• Analyze test results to identify failure modes, lead root cause investigations, and drive improvements back into designs.
• Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate successful testing campaigns.
• Drive continuous improvement to test system infrastructure, processes, and practices.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Electrical fundamentals

Test automation

Leadership

Education

Advanced degree in EE/CE

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Job description

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Sr. Electrical Test Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the avionics engineering team. We develop the wide variety of computing, sensing and actuation, power, and communications systems that are at the core of our automation system. We’re looking for a broadly experienced individual to apply their electrical engineering and software automation skills to develop robust test solutions for complex hardware in a safety-critical environment. This is a clean-slate opportunity to grow our primitive test operations into a production worthy operation.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of automated test equipment systems for functional, environmental qualification, and manufacturing acceptance tests

Analyze test results to identify failure modes, lead root cause investigations, and drive improvements back into designs

Author, execute, and audit test plans, procedures, and reports

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate successful testing campaigns

Drive continuous improvement to test system infrastructure, processes, and practices

Basic Success Criteria

8+ years of full cycle electronics hardware test or development experience in a professional environment

Strong knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals

Extensive experience with test equipment, measurement techniques, and processes for hardware verification

Experience with programming/scripting languages (C, C++, Python) and ability to develop and maintain test software

Preferred Criteria

Advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Familiarity with formal industry test standards such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461/810, or similar

Experience developing and simulating complex and manufacturable printed circuit board assemblies using tools such as Altium Designer and SPICE

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work both independently and as a leader of a high performing team

This role provides an opportunity to own a wide variety of testing that is essential in verifying the safe and reliable operation of the next generation of avionics for unmanned aircraft systems. This role also has the potential to lead into a leadership role in a player/coach capacity.

This role is on-site in Mountain View, CA.

Must be willing to travel 30% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $188,000 to $250,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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