Senior Hardware Engineer

Standard Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Test Plan & Procedure Authoring: Lead the creation of formal Test Plans and Test Procedures. You will be responsible for interpreting MIL-STD-461G and MIL-STD-810 requirements and tailoring them into actionable, step-by-step test steps.
• Hardware Debugging & Root Cause Analysis: Act as the primary technical resource for troubleshooting failures during functional and qualification testing. You will utilize spectrum analyzers and probes to identify EMI issues (461G) and analyze mechanical/thermal failures (810) at the both the component and system level.
• Functional Test Architecture: Design and build custom test fixtures, breakout boxes, and automated test environments (ATE) to validate complex naval system requirements before they hit the qualification lab.

Basic Qualifications

• Technical Writing: Proven experience writing formal qualification procedures that have successfully passed government or prime-contractor review.
• Debugging: Strong background in debugging and troubleshooting
• Standards Mastery: Good understanding of the specific test setups for MIL-STD-461G (all methods) and MIL-STD-810 (Climatic & Dynamic).
• System integration: Working experience with integrating various system components (Servers, network switches, etc.)