AVIONICS Test Engineer

Top Skills

Hands-on Integration

Writing Technical Documents

Optics (camera or lens)

Scripting C#

LabVIEW

Python

Not required to write code but must be able to translate code

The Avionic Test Engineer performs analysis at all levels of the total test solution including concept, design, build, verification & validation, deployment, operation, maintenance and disposal. Supports technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for test systems. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Decomposes customer specifications and system level requirements into sub-system requirements and generates verification criteria and plans for the requirements. Supports configuration process, performs functional analysis, timing analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Job Responsibilities

Support program planning and risk management both technical and programmatic from bid to deployment phase
Develop Test Systems requirements and validation procedures; provide technical solution for building the Test Solutions as per the requirements
Write various supporting documentation such has processes/policies and acceptance test methods
Collaborate with both project teams and external end users/customers
Integrator working with multiple disciplines to ensure a successful solution development, delivering through sustainment
Perform Verification and Validation of Test Solutions
Perform trade study and market analysis to benchmark industry leading Test Solutions
Support Product line strategy for Test Solutions; support process improvement and reuse of technical solutions at a Systems level
Support Test time reduction and analyze test failures

Basic Qualification

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience; OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience; OR In absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience is required
Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.
Must be a U.S. Person/Permanent Resident “Green Card” holder

Desired Skills

Experience and knowledge of optics
Hands on integration experience
Experience with manufacturing
Experience in requirements development including but not limited to stakeholder analysis, decomposition of systems level requirements into hardware and software sub-systems
Experience in requirements verification and validation, and developing verification criteria and procedures for the requirements
Good communication and influencing skills
Good organization skills
Familiarity with engineering development tools like DOORS, Jama, Matlab, Atlassian Collaboration Tools, and Microsoft Office 365 suite. 
Experience with modern scripting languages (e.g. Java, Python, etc.)
Experience with avionics industry standards, such as ARINC-429, ARINC-661 (display interface),ARINC-664 (AFDX), ARINC-818, and IEEE 802.3 (ethernet)