Staff Electrical Engineer, Hardware Test
Core
Define and lead the electrical test-equipment strategy enabling X-BAT aircraft hardware to move from rapid development through qualification, integration, and sustained operation.
Role type
Staff Electrical Engineer (Hardware Test)
Builds
Multidisciplinary systems used to characterize, stress, verify, and troubleshoot mission-critical aircraft components and subsystems.
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Electrical Test Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Power electronics, analog and digital design, RF and communications, instrumentation, data acquisition, control systems, signal integrity, grounding, system safety, requirements decomposition, interface control, verification planning, design reviews, configuration management, acceptance testing, technical documentation, root-cause analysis, technical standards, reusable platforms, cross-domain failure resolution, technical communication, mentoring
Preferred skills
Aerospace or defense ground-test/qualification-test/HIL/production-test systems, high-voltage or high-power systems, batteries, motors and drives, RF, avionics networks, sensors, flight controls, mission systems, scaling test capability from prototype to configuration-controlled platforms, safety and reliability methods (hazard analysis, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, proof testing, fault insertion, redundancy, safe-state verification), environmental and qualification testing (thermal, vibration, shock, HALT, HASS, ESS, EMI, EMC)
Technologies
Custom electronics, commercial instruments, harnessing, embedded control, automation software, mechanical equipment, facility interfaces
Responsibilities
Own technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for electrical test equipment supporting X-BAT avionics, power, communications, actuation, and other aircraft subsystems; Identify program verification risks and capability gaps; Define common architectures for racks, stands, interface units, power and fault insertion, instrumentation, data acquisition, timing, automation, diagnostics, and operator interfaces; Lead complex or novel test-equipment programs through requirements, trade studies, architecture, detailed design, build, integration, acceptance, deployment, and sustainment; Set and uphold engineering standards for schematics, PCB and harness design, calibration, documentation, and release readiness; Establish system-safety expectations for energized test equipment; Chair high-consequence architecture, design, and readiness reviews; Partner with systems and design engineering to define testable requirements, electrical interfaces, built-in observability, fault isolation, and verification approaches; Develop strategies for equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, calibration, obsolescence, spares, vendor support, and recovery from failures; Lead cross-functional root-cause investigations; Make informed build-versus-buy decisions and provide technical direction to vendors, integrators, technicians, and partner teams; Define and use meaningful operating metrics; Mentor senior and developing engineers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with broad organizational reach