For over 60 years, SCI’s Defense & Aerospace Division has been a leading provider of defense and aerospace electronics design, manufacturing, and test services. From tactical communications systems to airborne communications and information processing, we deliver high-reliability solutions that keep our first responders and war-fighters connected and protected in the field.

We are currently recruiting highly qualified candidates, whose background and career goals meet our needs, for the following position in our Huntsville, AL facility. Please note that due to our Department of Defense contract requirements, U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.

TEST ENGINEER

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you like to think up, create, design, build, and test bleeding edge new products? Are you looking for a hands-on position working on real products? If so, you could be a great fit for our team!

Based in Huntsville, AL, SCI Technology’s Test Engineering Development Group, with the stability and resources of a Fortune-500 company, is seeking a highly motivated Entry-Level Test Engineer candidate to join our team and shape future products. Working with technology partners, we rapidly develop test solutions for a wide range of defense, aerospace, and commercial products.

The successful candidates could be involved in a wide range of the test development; including designing mechanical test sets and fixtures, designing electrical PWA’s for test set and fixture integration, and developing test software for leading edge airborne and/or subsea systems not yet seen by the public. Depending on the individual’s background and interests, work will involve computer-based design and modeling, rapid fabrication of new designs with both our in-house fabrication capabilities and/or contractor test fixture fabrication facilities. 

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:

• Defining and documenting test requirements.
• Designing and developing functional test set H/W utilizing MCAD and/or ECAD software that will interface with LabView or other GUI based S/W and/or writing automated test programs using LabView/TestStand.
• Effective and clear communication to management on the status of projects.
• Collaborating in a team environment to develop new test solutions.

Education/Experience:

• US Citizenship is required 
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (Mechatronix concentration)
• Interested in functional test hardware or software development.
• Training in analog and digital circuit simulation or design, PCB layout, mechanical design, or LabView and TestStand code development.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen.