Job Description

Senior Test Hardware Engineer II
McKinney, TX

We have career growth opportunities for a Senior Test Hardware Engineer to join our Test Automation Department in our Manufacturing Center in McKinney, TX.

The Test Automation Department (TAD) is responsible for the design and development of test equipment hardware and software for a wide range of products and customers. This section supports the design, development, and deployment of test equipment supporting a wide range of Communications and Airspace Management (CAMS) Trusted Mission Processing (TMS) products and customers. The TE team is an experienced, agile, and highly motivated team who consistently provides quality, on time, and economical test equipment solutions for our customers. We support both Raytheon-funded and Customer-funded efforts for internal factory test equipment and deliverable test equipment.

The candidates primary responsibility will be the development of test hardware to exercise and analyze deliverable product. Hardware responsibilities include conceptual and detailed design of test positions, test adapters, circuit cards, and cables. Other responsibilities will include HW integration and post-delivery support of test equipment. The candidate will be expected to follow established procedures and instructions (IPDS and EIs) while working closely with both program and functional supervision to ensure that overall design objectives are met. The candidate must be able to support inception-to-sunset life cycle efforts including proposal generation, conceptual modeling, design, build support, integration, and sell-off activities. The candidate must be a self-starter and willing to take ownership of assignments. The candidate must also be able to prioritize actions and effectively communicate when assistance is required.

Required Skills:

* Minimum 6+ years of test engineering development for test systems including circuit design, analysis, test hardware and software knowledge
* Experience with schematic capture, circuit simulation, and analysis tools
* Experience using test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, DMMs, Network Analyzers, Power Meters, DIOs, Relays, Generators, etc.
* Experience with troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
* Experience prioritizing and handling multiple tasks in a production environment, developing solutions under only general direction, and demonstrating solid troubleshooting skills
* Experience planning, conducting, coordinating and managing technical development activities
* Familiarity with National Instruments product lines, both hardware and software development
* Familiarity with analog, digital, and/or RF signal test and analysis
* US citizenship is required
* Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD issued Secret Clearance by first year of start date.

Desired Skills:

* Project estimation (budget and schedule)
* Ability to translate requirements into cost effective and creative solutions
* Sense of process discipline, order, and attention to detail
* Knowledge of Configuration Management principles, environments, and tools
* Work with limited supervision and meet commitments for assigned schedule, financial, and technical goals
* Strong written and interpersonal communication skills
* Current and Active DoD Secret clearance or higher clearance

Required Education:

* Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering or related STEM engineering field.

Preferred Education:

* Masters Degree (MS), or Doctorate (PhD) in Electrical Engineering

U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position will require the ability to access US only data systems.

This position requires either a U.S. Person or a Non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization.

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