Electrical Engineer

Job Title:

Senior Electrical Engineer - Hardware Verification and Traceability

Job Description

This role focuses on bringing verification closure and restoring traceability integrity for a platform-level motor controller that serves as a foundational platform for multiple downstream programs. Rather than designing new hardware, you will concentrate on cleaning up existing requirements, aligning them with hardware and test artifacts, and re-establishing confidence in verification results. You will work closely with a lab technician, guiding lab-based hardware validation on low-voltage control boards and leading a structured, consultative approach to connect system requirements, hardware implementation, and test outcomes.

Responsibilities

* Lead verification closure activities for a platform-level motor controller, with a focus on low-voltage (≤12V) control boards rather than net-new hardware design.

* Reconnect and maintain clear traceability between system-level requirements, hardware design, and test procedures, ensuring System → Hardware → Test links are complete and accurate.

* Review and interpret existing requirements stored in DOORS and transitioning to Code Beamer, determining which requirements need rework and which primarily require improved linking and validation.

* Evaluate whether existing requirements are correct, verifiable, and properly implemented in the current hardware and test environment.

* Analyze historical and current test results, distinguishing real hardware or design failures from issues caused by test procedures or requirement misinterpretation.

* Identify root causes of test failures by assessing whether they stem from test setup, test execution, requirements gaps, or hardware behavior.

* Update and refine test procedures and Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) to improve clarity, repeatability, and alignment with requirements.

* Guide and direct a lab technician in executing board-level tests, providing clear instructions, test plans, and acceptance criteria while you focus on analysis and strategy.

* Perform hands-on lab work as needed, including probing hardware, tracing signal paths on schematics, and validating board-level behavior against requirements.

* Interpret test results and failure modes, documenting findings and providing clear, data-driven recommendations to improve verification confidence.

* Support the transition of requirements and traceability from DOORS to Code Beamer, ensuring that links between requirements, hardware elements, and tests remain accurate and complete.

* Collaborate with systems and software stakeholders to reconcile mismatches in maturity between hardware and software, especially where software has evolved significantly beyond the original hardware documentation.

* Clean up existing verification artifacts, including test plans and procedures, to ensure they accurately reflect current hardware and software versions.

* Re-establish confidence in verification results by implementing a structured, phased validation strategy and communicating progress and findings clearly to program leadership.

* Act as a consultative technical expert, bringing strong verification logic and systems awareness to guide decision-making rather than simply executing pre-defined tasks.

* Contribute to potential follow-on work involving deeper requirements decomposition and requirements-based development for future phases of the program.

Essential Skills

* Proven experience as an Electrical Engineer with a strong focus on hardware validation and verification rather than pure hardware design.

* Demonstrated ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and trace signal paths across complex control boards.

* Hands-on experience with probing hardware and performing lab-based verification on low-voltage (≤12V) control boards.

* Strong skills in interpreting test results and understanding hardware failure modes in the context of system and requirements behavior.

* Experience working at the intersection of systems and hardware, with a clear understanding of how system-level requirements flow down to hardware implementation and test.

* Background in validation environments for…