Senior Test Engineer / Control Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement

Key Responsibilities

·         Applies engineering principles to design, modify, or develop test stands, equipment, and test processes for specific projects.
·         Design, program, and document centralized and decentralized control and acquisition projects from concept to completion using National Instruments software and hardware, including: PXI, RIO, and FPGA architectures.
·         Develop modular, readable and reusable LabVIEW code ensuring reliability, longevity and emphasizing continual improvement
·         Commission and troubleshoot software platform
·         Conducts analytical engineering studies on proposals to develop tests for products.
·         Evaluates engineering test data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
·         Creates comprehensive test procedures and prepares detailed test reports.
·         Developing operating procedures for test equipment
·         Work with technicians to set up equipment, test articles and facilities for test execution
·         Install, configure, and calibrate instrumentation used for data recording for testing
·         Integrate and debug test and data acquisition systems
·         Verify tests are conducted according to test plans & regulating bodies and document discrepancies
·         Document test setup information for test reports, including conformity/discrepancy records
·         Up to 20% domestic travel
·         Performs other duties as assigned
Desired Skills and Experience

·          Project Experience
o    At least 3 years of experience with advanced LabVIEW programming in a scientific, industrial or research environment with an emphasis on control or HIL systems

• Successful development of projects from concept to completion

·          Desired Skills
o    Proven experience conducting development and certification testing of mechanical or electrical hardware
o    Experience operating typical mechanical and electric test equipment
o    Multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering stations, load cells, tensile testing machine(s), etc.
o    Experience with SOLIDWORKS. 
o    Outstanding organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communications skills a must

Job Type : Full-time

Pay: Up to $120,000.00 per year based on qualifications

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

·         Sick Leave

Education, Skills and Requirements

·         BS degree in engineering with 5+ years’ experience in test engineering
·         Proven experience in a testing environment operating test equipment

Work Location

·         Rapid City SD or Minneapolis MN area
·         Availability for remote work based on right candidate for position

Flexible work from home options available.