Senior Test Equipment Engineer

Job Summary:
Design and maintain HILS and PTE Benches in support of Weapon development and manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

Assimilate Weapon simulation and test requirements into HILS and PTE product specifications.
Define detailed design architectures and concepts for the HILS and PTE Benches.
Design, develop, build and commission HILS and PTE Benches.
Facilitate and participate in the development of the HILS simulation and self-test software in accordance with its product specification.
Generate the PTE test software for the weapon in accordance with the Acceptance Test Specification of the Weapon and applicable sub-system units.
Produce, configure in SAP and maintain the HILS and PTE product data packs and software PDI’s.
Implement HILS & PTE design improvements, resolve electronic/electrical design related issues, and resolve component obsolescence.
Implement upgrade requirements to the HILS and PTE Benches in line with Weapon changes and new configurations.
Ensure compliance between the Weapon specifications and the HILS/PTE specifications and their hardware/software baselines.
Ensure that all serialized HILS and PTE benches build history information is to be maintained in the EBHD system.
Perform preventative maintenance and provide continuous support to the Production Team by ensuring that the PTE is serviceable and performing production tests in accordance with specifications. Resolve issues with PTE in a timeous manner to minimize disruption and production down-time.
Perform ad-hoc tests on production items as requested by the appropriate design engineer. Compile, analyses and report the ad-hoc test results in work package format.
Conform to company COPPS and relevant DoD and MIL Standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

10+ Years’ experience in product development and product testing in development and production environments.
A degree / diploma qualification and/or equivalent technical qualification related to Electronic Engineering.
Proficient in National Instruments Test Stand (Test Management Software Framework).
Proficient in LabView (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench).
Knowledge of power supplies, analogue/digital designs, electrical design, lab testing, instrumentation and safety critical devices.
Translating design concepts into cost effective product and manufacturing data packs.