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