What are the responsibilities and job description for the ATE (Automated Test Equipment) Engineer position at Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC?
This 12-month contract opportunity is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with a hybrid onsite schedule. The role focuses on designing, developing, integrating, and delivering specialized Automated Test Equipment (ATE) to validate and verify the functional performance of military vehicle hardware. The work includes LabVIEW-controlled test software, electrical interface and cable drawings, and integration with GPIB, USB, LXI, and PXI instruments.
Take on an end-to-end engineering role supporting test equipment-from design and software development through fabrication support, verification, and quality reviews. This opportunity is suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys hands-on troubleshooting and collaborating with engineering staff and technicians to ensure test systems meet product requirements. The contract may be extended or converted.
Contract Duration: 12 months to start, with possible extension or conversion
Required Skills & Experience
Responsibilities include:
Take on an end-to-end engineering role supporting test equipment-from design and software development through fabrication support, verification, and quality reviews. This opportunity is suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys hands-on troubleshooting and collaborating with engineering staff and technicians to ensure test systems meet product requirements. The contract may be extended or converted.
Contract Duration: 12 months to start, with possible extension or conversion
Required Skills & Experience
- U.S. citizenship required per customer requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
- 7 years of applicable experience.
- Experience using LabVIEW software.
- Experience with GPIB, USB, LXI, and PXI bus instruments.
- Ability to operate test instrumentation, including power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, DMMs, function generators, and DAQs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Project, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
- Programming experience with C , Python, or Visual Basic.
- Prior work on military ground-based vehicle systems.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically; travel is not required.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop hardware interface schematics, material part lists, electrical design drawings, and electrical cable drawings.
- Develop test-equipment software routines in LabVIEW and create test reports from captured data.
- Coordinate material build kits and support technicians with test-equipment fabrication.
- Assemble automated test consoles, related equipment, and cables.
- Verify that test equipment and test software support product-requirement compliance.
- Develop test strategies, devices, and systems; perform analysis related to component design, development, and implementation.
- Support quality reviews and perform hardware and software code reviews.
- Design new components and improve existing test equipment.
- Troubleshoot test equipment and software, and collaborate with engineering staff to ensure products meet requirements.
- Maintain and organize associated engineering labs.