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MIL-STD-461 Test Engineer

MIL-STD-461 Test Engineer

CompanyGeneral Dynamics
LocationNorth Charleston, SC, USA
Salary$97750 – $132250
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
  • Current or prior experience performing EMI/EMC testing
  • Current or prior experience performing EMI test procedures and preparing test reports
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe products
  • Active US DoD Secret clearance

Responsibilities

  • Conduct testing on DoD systems and subsystems to a multitude of military standards such as MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and MIL-STD-1399
  • Interface clearly and professionally with various customers during testing
  • Maintain lab schedules and perpetually increase testing efficiency
  • Safely and precisely operate specialized electronic testing equipment
  • Interpret and create data in graphical or other forms of analyses
  • Keep a clean and organized lab space
  • Draft and maintain test documentation and data files
  • Lead test data QA/QC efforts
  • Author and revise EMI testing final reports
  • Lead and manage test equipment calibration efforts & schedules
  • Perform shipping, receiving and warehouse functions as required
  • Ability and willingness to travel as needed
  • Complete yearly training as directed for general employment

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with commercial lab standards or accreditations
  • Self-motivated individual eager to support many technical responsibilities with respect to testing, reporting and interfacing with a multitude of individuals with varied expertise
  • Detail-oriented with a drive to constantly learn new system architectures, review interconnect drawings and develop test approaches
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Exposure to radio frequency (RF) operations and or MIL-STD Testing
  • Experience with electronic lab equipment to include but not limited to: oscilloscopes, multimeters, antennas, receivers and RF amplifiers
  • Experience supporting DoD programs
  • Experience with hand and power tools, cable fabrication and general safety in the presence of high voltage equipment
  • Coding proficiency in MATLAB, Python, C++ or similar