Engineer Test Engineer Jobs in Brewster, MA (NOW HIRING)

Job Description

Seeking an Electrical Engineer to support production and sustainment of advanced unmanned maritime systems. This role bridges Engineering and Manufacturing, providing hands-on support for electrical assemblies, test activities, product troubleshooting, and engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing teams with electrical product troubleshooting, issue investigation, and corrective actions.
• Analyze and resolve production-related electrical and electronic system issues.
• Review and maintain electrical schematics, wiring documentation, and design data.
• Create and update process documentation, test procedures, and engineering change documentation.
• Perform BOM reviews and support configuration management activities.
• Support integration, test engineering, and product validation efforts.
• Partner with design engineering, quality, supply chain, and production teams to improve reliability and manufacturability.

Essential Skills

• Experience in electrical engineering and manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting skills involving electronic systems and assemblies.
• Familiarity with test equipment, failure analysis, BOM management, and engineering documentation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, test, production, or product engineering organizations.
• Experience with electrical schematic development.

Work Environment

This opportunity resides within a group that creates advanced unmanned maritime solutions for defense, marine research, and commercial applications. The team provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations, and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels. The work environment supports mission-driven solutions that enable a networked, all-domain force.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plymouth, MA.

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $68.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,MA.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 27, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

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