Senior Test Engineer

RPS Recruitment has been exclusively retained by Leach International to support the growth of their Senior Test Engineering team, supporting highly engineered aerospace and defense products used across mission-critical applications.

Are you a Senior Test Engineer who enjoys building test systems — not just running scripts?

Do you want to own test from procedure development through to real hardware validation?

Interested in working on high-voltage, mission-critical aerospace products?

The Opportunity as a Senior Test Engineer :

This is a hands-on Senior Test Engineering role within a high-reliability aerospace environment, focused on high power systems

You’ll be responsible for developing and executing test strategies across the full lifecycle — from writing procedures through to building and troubleshooting test equipment.

It’s a role for someone who enjoys owning test end-to-end, working closely with engineering and production to ensure products perform exactly as intended.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Senior Test Engineer:

• Develop and execute ATP, MTP, and QTP test procedures
• Design and build custom test equipment and fixtures
• Support qualification, manufacturing, and acceptance testing
• Troubleshoot and improve automated test systems
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams
• Support environmental and high-power testing

The ideal Senior Test Engineer will bring :

• 7+ years Test Engineering experience
• Strong background in aerospace / high-reliability environments
• Experience with high powered systems
• Familiar with MIL standards (DO-160, MIL-STD, etc.)
• Experience writing test procedures and building test setups
• Programming experience (LabVIEW, Python, or similar)
• Strong troubleshooting mindset and hands‑on approach

Location :
Buena Park , CA

Compensation:
Circa 140k DOE , some flex available for the ideal candidate

Why Join as an Senior Test Engineer?

This is a proper engineering role — not just executing pre-defined tests. You’ll be involved in designing how products are tested, improving systems, and solving real technical challenges.

You’ll work closely with both engineering and production, giving you full visibility of the product lifecycle and real impact on delivery and performance.

It’s a strong fit for someone who enjoys hands‑on problem solving, Creative freedom , ownership, and working on complex aerospace hardware