SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND TEST - Active secret or higher - WOODLAND HILLS CA

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Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer 3/4 to support our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization in the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) department. As a member of the SEIT department you’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside physicists, design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to make our technologies a reality. This position will serve on-site at Woodland Hills, CA campus. This position will be 100% on-site.

Responsibilities

The candidate will serve as an Integration and Test Electrical Engineer for the Sentinel Program, requiring the candidate to function in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment. Daily responsibilities may include:

• Support the installation, integration, and testing of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and custom equipment used to further research efforts on superconducting microelectronic devices.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and remediate equipment issues to support system build-out and sell-off.
• Communicate project status to the Integration and Test (I&T) IPT Lead.
• Collaborate with research scientists and systems engineers to perform system architecture characterization studies on various system components.
• Design, develop, and implement testing methods for individual pieces of equipment (both custom and COTS) and entire systems.
• Compile data and help to define changes required in testing methodology, equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, and new testing requirements.
• Performing hands-on electrical testing at CCA level test setup and execution
• Performing hands-on electrical testing at a systems level
• Incorporating hardware and/or software design changes
• Documenting & dispositioning hardware discrepancies, pursuing root cause & corrective actions
  
  

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

Basic Qualifications for Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer 3:

• 5 Years with B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline, 3 Years with M.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline.
• Active DoD Secret Level security clearance.
• Experience in electrical testing, diagnostics, and formal requirements decomposition with traceability and verification.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues, lead problem-solving efforts, and drive tasks to completion.
• Working knowledge of standard test equipment: network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, synthesizers, digitizers, and/or signal analyzers.
• Proficient in at least one of the following programming environments: MATLAB, C, C , C#, and/or Python.
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership of small projects or teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
  

Basic Qualifications for Integration and Test (I&T) Engineer 4:

• 8 Years with B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline, 6 Years with M.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline.
• Active DoD Secret Level security clearance.
• Experience in electrical testing, diagnostics, and formal requirements decomposition with traceability and verification.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues, lead problem-solving efforts, and drive tasks to completion.
• Working knowledge of standard test equipment: network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, synthesizers, digitizers, and/or signal analyzers.
• Proficient in at least one of the following programming environments: MATLAB, C, C , C#, and/or Python.
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership of small projects or teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with poly security clearance.
• Experience creating automated test scripts that integrate with hardware interfaces.
• Working knowledge of standard design components: filters, couplers, splitters, amplifiers, etc.
• Experience working with operational hazards such as overhead lifting, Thermal Chambers, and Vibration Test systems
• Experience with MES, or other digital work instruction platform.
• Strong track record of driving innovation and spearheading digital-transformation initiatives in test workflows.
• Experience engaging external customers through meetings, presentations, and technical negotiations.