Test Engineer

Location: Hiawatha

Job Description:

Job Title:

Test Engineer

Reports to:

Manager, Engineering Department:
Engineering Work Model:
Full-time, On-site – 20%+ Travel Required

Schedule:

Monday – Friday 8am-5pmCompany & Benefit Information:

At Crystal Group, we do hard things – designing and building rugged tech and tech solutions that provide predictable performance in the world’s most unforgiving environments. As a 100% employee-owned company, here you take extreme ownership of your role and work and invest in your own success and that of your teammates. Together we use a zero limits approach to wow our customers.

Crystal Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
On-Site Gym

Job Summary This position is responsible for coordinating and performing qualification testing on commercial and military grade rugged electronics. Environmental, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), power, and safety qualification are used to support product development and validation, marketing, sales, and manufacturing initiatives to prove design acceptability and obtain various compliance certifications.

Essential Functions Basic understanding of compliance test standards; conducting and witnessing tests; performing diagnostic procedures; measuring performance; analyzing and evaluating findings; performing forensic analysis of failures; troubleshooting failures; supervising sub-contractors.

Attain compliance by isolating and resolving non-compliance issues; recommending product and process changes; initiating engineering change notices

Basic understanding and completes compliance reports by collecting and summarizing measurement data and trends

Basic assistance for development of test strategies with the Systems team Basic understanding and development of test plans

Effective coordination with external laboratories for development of test procedures

Basic assistance with engineers and designers through product characterization and testing

Basic assistance in product design, development, and production

Provide testing input during design and development phase

Inspect products and testing processes for flaws and identify areas of improvement

Build and set up equipment for testing

Prepare and conduct experiments

Conduct tests and collect data Calculate or records results during experiments

Assist in coordinating with external, 3rd party laboratories for quotation and scheduling

Provide oversight for internal testing and external, 3rd party testing

Coordinate witnesses for observed testing

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Basic Knowledge of mechanical or electrical systems required

Familiar with the design and build of wire harnesses and cables

Familiar with how cables are routed in a computer-based system

Basic knowledge of computer hardware and systems integration

Basic knowledge of compliance and testing industry standards

Basic understanding of commonly practiced concepts related to Electrical or Mechanical Engineering theory

Current and past industry standards for military, automotive industry, or industrial environments

Use of full range instrumentation including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers

Operating large stationary machinery including Thermotron’s, vibe tables, or EMC antenna arrays

Multitask to meet several simultaneous project milestones up to and including completion of several projects

Build, troubleshoot, and debug computer-based systems including network switches, firewalls, rack mounted monitors KVMs, or rack mounted UPSAbility to use various software programs related to engineering theory (Altium Designer, Auto Desk inventor, AutoCAD, LT SPICE)
Read and compare technical data sheets

Required Qualifications Must be a US Person (US Citizen, person granted US Permanent Resident Card or any individual who is granted status as a "protected person”)Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or related engineering field or at least 10+ years of Mechanical Engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Current valid US driver’s license with good driving record

Preferred…