PDS Tech is currently seeking a Systems Test Engineer at our clients site in Santa Cruz, or Marina, CA.
*This is a DIRECT hire opportunity and the work is onsite.*
**Candidates who need to relocate will be considered.**
***No C2C / 10-99 available.***

Summary:As part of this team, you will perform structural, environmental, and functional tests of flight critical components and subsystems for VTOL electric aircraft. The data collected during these tests will inform the companys hardware design efforts and pave the way to production-ready hardware.

Responsibilities:

• Use proprietary or open-source testing tools or frameworks, create Hardware In the Loop (HIL) tests for software, electrical, mechanical, and energy components of the aircraft system
• Create test setups for aircraft hardware by working closely with the mechanical, electrical, energy systems, and software teams, to capture the nuances of aircraft components, subsystem architectures, and operating conditions, and turn them into representative tests that will allow for validation of component and system designs
• Develop formal test procedures, instrumentation guidelines, test fixture designs, LabView VIs and any other necessary tools to allow for repeatable testing of specimens as discussed
• Perform structural, environmental, and functional tests on specific hardware to validate its design and manufacturing against established benchmarks
• Analyze data collected during the aforementioned tests to generate reports to provide quantifiable feedback to the engineering teams that will allow them to optimize their designs

Required

• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience
• 3+ years of work experience in relevant industry
• Experience developing Hardware In the Loop tests
• Experience with data acquisition techniques and LabVIEW
• Experience with mechanical design and manufacturing drawing creation
• Strong analytical background
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills

• M.S./Ph.D. in relevant discipline
• Experience with high-voltage electronics
• Fluent in Python for test software creation
• Experience with aircraft certification (DO-178B and DO-178C), regulatory requirements, compliance testing, aircraft software engineering processes, and test verification
• Experience with industrial test laboratory environments and procedures
• Experience with Altium schematic capture
• Hands-on machine shop skills using lathe, mill, welder, and other machine shop equipment
• Aircraft homebuilding or rapid prototyping experience is a plus
• Polarion requirements and test case documentation experience a plus

PDS Tech Commercial, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.