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Principal Electrical Engineer – Test Engineer
| Company | RTX |
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| Location | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA |
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| Salary | $101000 – $203000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Experience with Software skills in C++, Python, C# are required
- Must have experience supporting automated test stations or systems
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain ATE (Automated Test Equipment) test software for a factory/production environment which exercises and analyzes hardware deliverable products
- Support cradle to grave efforts including requirements, design, integration, validation, verification, and maintenance for all test software activities
- Prioritize, handle, and lead multiple tasks in a production environment
- Troubleshooting software and hardware for test equipment development
- Communication with an engineering team, functional team, and program leadership
- Coordinate several projects and complex engineering activities while balancing priorities and schedules
- Prepare and present project / technical information to peers, internal management, and customers
- Review product designs and create test solutions that maximize test coverage in the manufacturing and service environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with software applications using C, NI LabVIEW, NI Test stand, or other test software programming languages
- Strong technical writing skills and an ability to collaborate with a cross functional team of professionals
- Ability to interface ATE test software with laboratory and production tests instrumentation such as but not limited to oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, and/or direct current power supplies
- Knowledge of software Configuration Management environments such as Git/Github/Subversion
- Experience with file transfer protocol (FTP) and data transfer between Unit Under Test and test set computer for Software/Firmware loading as well as data captures
- Ability to reverse engineer existing equipment (i.e. documenting something that is already built)
- Excellent time management skills – ability to unsupervised, multitask and delegate work to support technicians, engineering support staff and peers
- Some previous experience in managing small teams through hardware builds (parts ordering, build coordination, etc.)
- Coordinating test equipment design reviews and ensuring the generation of appropriate design documentation
- Design and implement activities required to deploy the project test solutions to world-wide destinations
- Highly motivated and possess effective oral/written communication and interpersonal/team skills
