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Principal Hardware Integration and Test Engineer

Cambridge, MA💼 Full-time💰 $95,000–$95,000🗓 2026-05-12 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead and advise multidisciplinary teams in conceptualizing, building, and testing advanced electro-mechanical and electro-optical systems for defense, space, and GN&C applications.

Role type

Principal Hardware Integration and Test Engineer (Strategy & Mentorship)

Builds

Advanced electro-mechanical and electro-optical systems, test equipment, and fixturing for defense and space programs

Domain

Defense, Space Exploration, Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, verification and validation planning, test plan development, risk mitigation, technical leadership, data analysis, software programming for testing

Preferred skills

MBSE (SysML/MagicDraw), functional system modeling, control theory, sensor fusion, CAD/FEA/CFD modeling

Technologies

MATLAB, Python, LabVIEW, C, C++, Simulink, DOORS, MagicDraw

Responsibilities

Derive system-level I&T requirements and detailed test procedures, lead large-scale test programs and plans, manage program priorities and costs, advise leadership on testing strategy, mentor less experienced engineers, identify and mitigate technical risks

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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