Position: Test Engineer

Location: Torrance, CA 90505

Duration: 6 months contract

Shift: 1st shift

Pay Rate: $45.75/hr. (Depending on experience)

Benefits/Incentive: Insurance Provided (Medical, Dental, Vision, etc.), Sign-on bonus up to 10K may be applicable

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Must pass a criminal background check (7-year felony sex offender)
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test (10 panels for recreational drugs and opiates)
• Must be a US Citizen

Job Description:

Test Engineer (Mechanical) will be responsible for Reverse Engineering test equipment, documenting test system design, lab/facility interfaces, conducting development/production testing, commissioning, Test Plan, and procedure development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reverse Engineer, Design, procure, fabricate and maintain test equipment and facilities in support of Transition, development, demonstration, certification, and qualification tests.
• Have experience with developing and interpretation of complex engineering drawings such as Test system schematics, wiring diagrams, wire harness drawings.
• Experience Integration/testing of turbomachinery or equivalent test systems, Making changes and modifications to the Integrated test system.
• o Reverse Engineer Test equipment or test carts and generate CAD Models & Production Quality Drawings
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for the assigned Test Program or Work Package, identifying requirements, risks and opportunities.
• Monitor engineering progress against budget and forecasted schedule for the assigned test projects
• Create Test Documentation (Test Procedures, Test Instructions, Instrumentation list, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram, Controls Architecture) in preparation for Test Solution commissioning and correlation process
• Coordinate periodic reviews with management/Chief Engineer on project status, TRR, CDR, PDR and significant trends and changes of approved projects
• Actively coordinates the design, implementation, commissioning, and maintenance of complex mechanical and control test facilities infrastructure required for aircraft components test and systems/subsystem integration test programs
• Support estimates, Project planning and reporting for major test equipment and facility transition program.

You Must Have:

• Must be US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, due to ITAR and Export Control restrictions.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Engineering/Mechatronics Engineering)
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a Mechanical Test environment

We Value:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Working knowledge of Turbomachinery, Aerodynamics.
• Aerospace component and systems test experience desired.
• Ability to develop, update Test system schematics, models and drawings
• Working knowledge of instrumentation and measurement systems desired.
• Demonstrated comfort working with complex systems (mechanical, fluid flow, hydraulics, pneumatics, data and automation).
• Demonstrated ability to work well with a team while being able to make decisions, balancing risks and rewards.
• Experience with Air Cooling Machines (ACM), Environmental Control System (ECS), the Poly Alpha Olefin (PAO) Pump systems, and the Electro Mechanical Power Systems (EMPS) is a plus.
• Experience in Project Management or basic training associated to Project Engineering tasks
• Basic knowledge of aircraft Bleed Air Systems, Environmental Control Systems, Auxiliary Power Systems, Power distribution Systems and/or Power Generation Systems