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Senior Test Engineer

Irvine, CA

... Engineer to design test hardware and full test program sets for programs spanning military and ... standard test instrumentation Nice to have: experience with MIL-STD-1553/1760, Windows-based test ...

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Senior Test Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

... Engineer to design test hardware and full test program sets for programs spanning military and ... standard test instrumentation Nice to have: experience with MIL-STD-1553/1760, Windows-based test ...

nudge

Development Test Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the role As a development test engineer at Nudge, you will: * Design and build test systems ... A track record of building custom test setups from scratch when no standard test exists * High ...

Nudge

Development Test Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the role As a development test engineer at Nudge, you will: * Design and build test systems ... A track record of building custom test setups from scratch when no standard test exists * High ...

Penguin Computing

Test Software Developer

Newark, CA · On-site

$56.25 - $72.50/hr

Job Overview We are seeking a Test Software Developer in Newark, CA to design, build, and maintain ... coding standards. Location This opportunity is in Newark, CA. Travel Willingness to travel ...

Penguin Solutions

Test Software Developer

Newark, CA · On-site

$56.25 - $72.50/hr

Job Overview We are seeking a Test Software Developer in Newark, CA to design, build, and maintain ... coding standards. Location This opportunity is in Newark, CA. Travel Willingness to travel ...

EcoSense Lighting

Test Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Interface with suppliers, engineering personnel, and management as necessary to be effective in establishing test standards and processes. * Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

EcoSense Lighting

Test Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Interface with suppliers, engineering personnel, and management as necessary to be effective in establishing test standards and processes. * Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

Penguin Solutions

Test Software Developer

Newark, CA · On-site

$56.25 - $72.50/hr

Job Overview We are seeking a Test Software Developer in Newark, CA to design, build, and maintain ... coding standards. Location This opportunity is in Newark, CA. Travel Willingness to travel ...

Starpath

Senior Test Engineer - Space Solar

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$145K - $180K/yr

Senior Test Engineer - Space Solar Hardware Position Details Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA ... Write and review test procedures, test plans, and qualification reports to a standard that holds up ...

HEICO

Test Engineer

Chatsworth, CA · On-site

TEST ENGINEER LOCATION: Chatsworth, California SHIFT: 6:15 am to 4:45 pm / Monday thru Thurs The ... Generates qualification test procedure and test report following requirements of industry standards ...

HEICO

Test Engineer

Chatsworth, CA · On-site

TEST ENGINEER LOCATION: Chatsworth, California SHIFT: 6:15 am to 4:45 pm / Monday thru Thurs The ... Generates qualification test procedure and test report following requirements of industry standards ...

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Test Hardware Engineer (Electrical)

Impulse Space

Redondo Beach, CA • On-site

$110K - $160K/yr

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Job description

Test Hardware Engineer (Electrical)
Department: Assembly, Integration & Test
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $110,000 - $160,000 / year
Description
As a Test Hardware Engineer at Impulse, you will design, build, deploy, and support the common electrical test hardware that powers our test infrastructure. You will create standardized, reusable building blocks for test engineers, including rack-mounted DAQ and control units, mobile DAQ systems, test carts, rack-mounted pressure controllers, thermal chamber support hardware, power distribution assemblies, and electrical interface boxes. In this role, you will collaborate closely with test operations, software automation engineers, IT, and other cross-functional teams to ensure rapid, reliable deployment of test assets.
Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain common electrical test hardware platforms for DAQ, controls, instrumentation, power distribution, networking, and computer-integrated test assets.
  • Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable designs, bills of materials, assembly instructions, checkout procedures, and operating documentation.
  • Develop standardized hardware architectures that allow test engineers to quickly assemble safe, reliable, maintainable, and reusable test systems.
  • Participate in the full hardware lifecycle-from requirements and design through procurement, fabrication, integration, commissioning, deployment, maintenance, and improvement.
  • Work closely with software automation engineers during design, deployment, integration, checkout, and troubleshooting of standard test assets.
  • Coordinate with IT and the test automation engineers to define, image, configure, and maintain computers used in standard test assets.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues across electrical hardware, software interfaces, networking, and test infrastructure with resourceful, hands-on problem-solving.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, integrating, or operating electrical test hardware, laboratory equipment, industrial automation systems, or similar engineering hardware.
  • Experience creating and maintaining electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and assembly documentation.
  • Experience with EPLAN or similar electrical design tools.
  • Working knowledge of data acquisition, instrumentation, sensors, controls, wiring, power supplies, networking, and electrical system integration.
  • Hands-on experience with hardware checkout, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operation in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, integrating, or operating electrical test hardware, laboratory equipment, industrial automation systems, or similar engineering hardware.
  • Strong EPLAN experience, including project structure, device tagging, terminal blocks, wire numbering, panel layouts, reports, and drawing release workflows.
  • Experience designing modular or reusable test hardware platforms rather than one-off test equipment.
  • Experience with NI, Beckhoff, ifm, PLCs, real-time control systems, IO-Link devices, Ethernet/IP devices, EtherCAT devices, or other industrial automation hardware.
  • Experience designing low-voltage electrical systems, cable harnesses, grounding schemes, interlocks, and general E-stop or safety circuits.
  • Experience wiring, integrating, and troubleshooting power supplies, signal conditioning hardware, network switches, DAQ chassis, controllers, remote I/O, and industrial electrical components.
  • Mechanical design experience for test hardware, including enclosures, carts, racks, brackets, sheet metal, and serviceable assemblies.
  • Experience with Teamcenter, PLM systems, engineering release workflows, technician training, or configuration-controlled hardware documentation.

Travel
Occasional travel to test sites to support new test asset bring-up, onsite debugging, and coordination with test teams. Travel is planned and infrequent, focused on high-impact activities.
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Space's spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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