Test Automation Engineer | Aerospace Electronics | Costa Mesa, CA
US Security Clearance Eligible Required
About the Role We're looking for a Test Automation Engineer to own the design and delivery of hardware and software test solutions for aerospace electronic products. You'll partner across firmware, software, and hardware design teams to close test coverage gaps and deliver turn-key test systems from component level to full system integration and sustainment. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants ownership of the entire test lifecycle, not just a piece of it.
What You'll Do
- Lead End of Line test plan definition for new products and features, in collaboration with firmware, software, and hardware teams
- Determine test strategies that optimize product safety, reliability, risk mitigation, FMEA coverage, and schedule
- Design and execute PCBA and electrical system testing, including hands-on rework as needed
- Analyze data and communicate results clearly, partnering with design engineers to resolve issues found in test
- Design and build next-generation test automation hardware systems for fast, repeatable product testing
- Own purchasing, build, integration, and final commissioning of functional testers
- Develop test procedures and automation from component level through system level
- Support board bring-up, bench validation, and manufacturing test bring-up/yield
- Partner with Design Engineers on DFT, feeding test results back to improve quality and coverage
- Participate in design reviews
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing functional test equipment
- 2+ years in Schematic Capture and/or PCBA layout (Altium Designer a plus)
- Scripting/automation experience in C/C++/C#, Python, or MATLAB (LabVIEW a plus)
- Experience developing test and validation strategies for peripherals
- Familiarity with communication bus protocols: USB, I2C, I2S, CSI, Ethernet, SPI, PCIe, HDMI, CAN, serial comms
- Comfort working cross-functionally from prototype through production
- Understanding of lab safety protocols across lab environments
- Familiarity with Gage R&R and Process Capability Analysis
- Solid grasp of both hardware and software integration/test processes
- Experience with source control (GitHub a plus)
- Must be eligible for US Security Clearance
Pay: $70.00 - $90.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person