Test Engineer II - UAV Systems, C#/LabVIEW

avav; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Test Engineer to design, develop, and implement cost-effective testing methods for production testing of small UAV systems and PCBA sub-systems. You will prepare test programs, fixtures, and procedures, and contribute to test strategy and instrumentation choices.

The role requires C# / OOP development in Visual Studio and LabVIEW experience, with strong emphasis on test planning, root-cause analysis, and working across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum of 2-5 years' experience in development of test solutions to support testing in a production environment, including on-going support
• Experienced in writing Test Plans based on functional requirements and technical specifications
• Experienced writing bug reports and performing root-cause analyses
• Experienced in Object Oriented Programming (C# programming using Visual Studio IDE a plus)
• Ability to generate estimates based on different levels of specifications at different life cycle stages of a project
• Knowledge of engineering disciplines including mechanical & electrical design, material properties, and test instrumentation
• Strong testing knowledge & ability to use the latest testing technology and standards
• Knowledge of various testing methodologies at all stages of product development
• Demonstrated ability to select and integrate test instrumentation, to interpret component data sheets, board schematics, and wiring diagrams and to design test interface circuits and controls
• Proficient in planning, writing, and executing test specifications

Responsibilities

• Prepares test and diagnostic programs, designs test fixtures and equipment, and completes specifications and procedures for new products
• This position requires C# / OOP software development using Visual Studio IDE. Experience in LabVIEW is also required
• Plans the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing, configuring and calibrating product
• Develops test plans and strategies
• Independently drives for results and consistently meets deliverables on projects with aggressive timelines
• Work with diverse teams across multiple disciplines
• Provides feedback to product design team to improve testability of design
• Applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

C# programming

OOP

Test planning

Root-cause analysis

Test instrumentation

RF experience

LabVIEW

Visual Studio IDE

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Visual Studio IDE

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Test Engineer to design, develop, and implement cost-effective testing methods for production testing of small UAV systems and PCBA sub-systems. You will prepare test programs, fixtures, and procedures, and contribute to test strategy and instrumentation choices.

The role requires C# / OOP development in Visual Studio and LabVIEW experience, with strong emphasis on test planning, root-cause analysis, and working across cross-functional teams.