Development Test Engineer

Torrance, CAfull time

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$100k–$170k

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NorthwoodSpace The Development Test Engineer at NorthwoodSpace builds and owns development test systems ensuring hardware reliability from prototypes through operations. This role includes test strategy, hardware design for testing, and certification path ownership.

Responsibilities

Lead integrated test development from concept through operations, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans
Own the path to certification for EMI/EMC and other applicable standards (e.g., MIL-STD-461, FCC/CE), including pre-compliance testing, design-for-compliance input to the hardware team, test lab coordination, and certification documentation
Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for development and production (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)
Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and integrate testbeds into our CI/CD pipeline
Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle, defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets

Qualification

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field
Hands-on experience in Linux-based environment, and familiarity with basic computer networking
Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers

Preferred

Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
Hands-on EMC test and troubleshooting experience, such as near-field probes, radiated emissions testing
Familiarity with MIL-STD-461 EMI/EMC requirements and MIL-STD-810 environmental test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
Experience building RF test setups for communications systems, including over-the-air and conducted testing, channel emulation, and modem or link-level performance characterization
Experience building hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and device simulators, and running them in automated CI environments
Experience designing test racks and harnessing

Company

NorthwoodSpace

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