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Electrical Engineer – Product Testing
Location: On-Site in Clarksburg, MD
Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Salary Range: $120,000 – $165,000
Our client, a defense autonomy company, is seeking a mid to senior level Electrical Engineer with strong experience in hardware validation, automated test systems, and test fixture development to support the design, bring-up, and production validation of electronic systems used in autonomous vehicle platforms.
What You'll Do
- Design hardware validation strategies for boards and subsystems used in autonomous vehicle platforms
- Develop automated test systems for engineering validation, regression testing, and manufacturing screening
- Design and build custom test fixtures, harnesses, and interface boards
- Develop automated test scripts to exercise hardware interfaces (Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, power systems)
- Design and debug digital/analog circuits for embedded systems, networking hardware, and power subsystems
- Lead board bring-up and hardware debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
- Perform root cause analysis on hardware issues found during validation and field testing
- Develop and maintain ECAD designs (Altium or equivalent), reviewing for signal/power integrity and testability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, manufacturing, and mechanical teams
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong experience in hardware validation and automated test development
- Hands-on experience designing test fixtures, hardware test adapters, or validation systems
- Deep familiarity with hardware debugging and lab instrumentation
- Strong understanding of design-for-test (DFT) and validation methodologies
- Basic knowledge of networking configurations and protocols
- Strong problem-solving skills across mixed hardware/software issues
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with automated hardware test systems (Python, Boundary Scan, or similar)
- Experience with automotive, defense, or high-reliability hardware systems
- Familiarity with networking hardware, embedded systems, or robotics platforms
- Exposure to signal/power integrity analysis
- Familiarity with ISO 26262, MIL-STD, or other reliability standards
Salary : $120,000 - $165,000