Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

An independent engineering test lab is growing and adding Test Engineers. You’ll own your projects from setup through final results, working directly with customers. It’s a hands-on, varied role: you’ll touch many types of testing, not just one.

What You’ll Do

• Own about 10 projects at a time, typically 2–3 in active testing
• Write test plans and set up tests to customer requirements, then hand off execution to technicians
• Lead and coordinate 1–3 technicians per project
• Run automated and manual test equipment and data acquisition systems
• Meet with customers regularly, about an hour every few days and more when they’re onsite
• Handle invoicing for your projects

What You Bring

• 2+ years of hands-on engineering or testing experience in a test environment (not design-only)
• Data acquisition (DAQ) experience
• Range across different kinds of tests, rather than one narrow specialty
• Comfortable working directly with clients
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with a valid driver’s license
• Able to pass a federal (ATF) background approval

Nice to Have

• Vibration, shock, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum or electrical testing
• Fiber optic or optical testing (a big plus)
• Programming (LabVIEW, Python) for chamber control and data acquisition
• SolidWorks or similar CAD; experience with industry standards and formal test plans

Benefits: Medical, dental and vision from day one (75% employer-paid). 401(k) with a 4% guaranteed contribution. 10–20 days PTO plus 5 sick days. 7+ paid holidays.

Schedule: M–F, 8–5, with an occasional Saturday depending on customer needs.

Growth: New engineering levels are being added within the year, with a path to Engineering Supervisor or Manager.

You should be proficient in:

• Data Acquisition
• Electrical Testing
• Environmental Testing
• Optical Testing
• Shock Testing
• Test Fixture Design
• Test Planning
• Test Reporting
• Thermal Cycling
• Thermal Vacuum Testing
• Vibration Testing
• Customer Project Management

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Automated Test Equipment
• Data Acquisition Systems
• environmental Chambers
• LabVIEW
• Manual Test Equipment
• Python
• SolidWorks
• Thermal Vacuum Chambers
• Vibration Shakers/Controllers (VibrationVIEW)
• Fiber Optic Test Equipment