Hardware Qualification Test Engineer

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Location:

Grand Rapids, MI

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Environmental Qualification Testing Engineer with expertise in aviation systems to lead and support environmental qualification efforts of new and updated aviation displays products. This role is critical in ensuring product compliance with applicable environmental, regulatory, and industry standards such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and others. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of test planning, execution, and documentation within a regulated aerospace environment.

• Plan, execute, and manage environmental qualification testing including temperature, altitude, vibration, shock, humidity, EMI/EMC, and others.
• Develop and maintain Environmental Qualification Test Plans and Procedures aligned with RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and customer requirements.
• Interface with hardware design engineers, systems engineers, and certification teams to ensure accurate test coverage and technical compliance.
• Coordinate test setup, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems in in‑house or external accredited test labs.
• Analyze and interpret test results, troubleshoot anomalies, and provide detailed technical reports with pass/fail assessments.
• Participate in design reviews and support root cause analysis for test failures.
• Develop qualification test reports for customer and certification authority submittal.
• Support customer and regulatory audits related to environmental testing activities.
• Ability to travel to outside labs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in environmental testing in the aerospace or defense industry.
• Strong working knowledge of RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or equivalent environmental qualification standards.
• Hands‑on experience with environmental chambers, vibration tables, EMI test setups, and related instrumentation.
• Ability to work independently and in a cross‑functional team environment.
• Experience using IBM Engineering Requirements DOORS.

• Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings, test specifications, and schematics.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills—especially for test plans and reports.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications.

Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients. Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life‑cycle design, development and testing of embedded engineering systems and software solutions with program management and consulting services.

Our employees average 20+ years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employees’ innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast‑paced, changing environment. Our corporate values are to uphold responsibility, support people, promote teamwork and deliver quality.

This position may require exposure to software, source code or technology that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations (i.e., International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations). To comply with these requirements, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce, as applicable.

RTCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with RTCo is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To qualify for all positions with Real Time Companies, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Please be aware that Real Time Companies does not sponsor employment-based visas. Additionally, certain positions with Real Time Companies that involve work with government entities may have more restrictive employment status requirements, such as U.S. citizenship, based on security clearance requirements or other governmental requirements.

Real Time Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.