What are the responsibilities and job description for the Qual Test Engineer position at Cyient?
Qual Test Engineer - Lynwood, WA (onsite)
US Person
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES- Create environmental test plans, procedures, and reports to satisfy internal and external test requirements
- Participate in environmental tests, both onsite and offsite
- Support of test execution via scheduling and travel to test houses, as required
- Contribute to and perform failure analysis and generate recovery plans for test failures
- Maintain and operate environmental test equipment such as vibration tables and thermal chambers
- Design new environmental test instrumentation systems and support its operation
- Support operations of existing environmental test instrumentation systems
- Knowledge and understanding of test and environmental standards such as DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Qualifications:
- Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines: electrical engineering, software engineering, avionics, experimental aircraft and/or launch vehicle integration
- Fundamental knowledge and understanding of environmental component level tests
- Experience integrating launch vehicle or aircraft electrical systems
- Experience or knowledge of designing test instrumentation systems
- Experience reviewing electrical and mechanical schematics
- Strong communication skills to share technical challenges and guidance with test stakeholders
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within business goals and schedule
- Complex aerospace system development
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Environmental acceptance and qualification testing experience
- Experience developing test system software
- Experience with full life cycle of data acquisition from instrumentation selection to data processing
- Experience with testing of RF components such as RF transmitters, GPS systems, RF cabling, and RF antennas
- Knowledge and experience performing EMC testing per MIL-STD-461 or similar
- Knowledge of DO-160 MIL-810