Test Engineer

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision & dental coverage

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, based in Los Angeles, CA, seeks an experienced test engineer to own the testing process for advanced precision munitions. You will plan tests, manage requirements, and ensure delivery on schedule while controlling budgets.

You will design or acquire test equipment, document activities, and coordinate across engineering and production teams, ensuring safety and ITAR compliance in all field and lab operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
• Experience testing complex systems, including RF, robotics, drones, or related defense/aerospace products.
• Ability to own timelines, budgets, and technical aspects of test campaigns.
• Familiarity with designing and fabricating test equipment and managing sourcing/assembly.
• U.S. citizen or eligible for ITAR clearance; U.S. Person per ITAR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own testing process from planning to delivery for advanced systems.
• Plan tests and track requirements across campaigns.
• Acquire or design and fabricate necessary test equipment.
• Direct and execute test operations in lab and field environments.
• Document test activities for decision making and customer verification.
• Identify failures and lead corrective actions.
• Manage budgets and timelines, coordinating with engineers and production.
• Advise on test locations and safety/contingency planning.
• Assist demos with business development and ensure compliance.

Skills

Test planning

RF technology

Robotics

Drones

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Test equipment fabrication

Lab instrumentation

Job description

ABOUT HEAVISIDE INDUSTRIES

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside’s Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own the testing process, from planning to product delivery, for advanced systems for special operations forces.


• Perform test planning and manage the gathering and tracking of requirements.


• Acquire, or design and fabricate, necessary equipment to execute the test campaign, and maintain the inventory of test equipment.


• Direct and execute test operations, both in a laboratory setting for component-level development and in field environments for systems-level performance verification.


• Thoroughly document test activities for internal consumption, to guide decision making, and for customer verification of contractual obligations.


• Identify failures and lead root cause and corrective action activities for our products.


• Manage budgets and timelines for testing activities, and coordinate with other engineers and production managers to meet timeline and financial goals for our product lines.


• Advise management on locating, acquiring, and operating suitable test locations.


• Work with business development personnel to plan and execute demos for customers.


• Be responsible for the safety and contingency planning of complex test events involving large numbers of personnel.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, etc.).


• Several years of experience testing complex systems, especially those involving RF technology, robotics, drones, advanced sensor systems, or other defense or aerospace related products in a fast-paced R&D environment.


• Comfort working and acting independently, and taking ownership of the technical aspects, timelines, and budgets for complex test campaigns.


• Familiarity with designing and fabricating test equipment, and managing the sourcing, production, assembly, and operation of said equipment.


• A license to operate a small UAS under 14 CFR Part 107, or the ability to obtain said license.


• Currently hold, have held, or be eligible for a U.S. Government security clearance.


• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

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.

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.