Senior Electronic Characterization Engineer

Senior Electronic Characterization Engineer (Contract)

Irvine, CA, United States (On-site)

Contract (1 year)

Published 24 days ago

DFT Analysis

data analysis

Testing & Validation

databricks

cross - functional collaboration

Programming & Automation

The Electronics Test and Validation team owns the module-level validation testing for our clients. It is our responsibility to make sure ECU electronics are designed and manufactured correctly. With this goal in mind, we develop scalable tools, processes, hardware, and software solutions deployed for characterization, validation, and manufacturing.

In this role, you'll be an individual contributor with a crucial role owning the design verification and characterization of vehicle electronics, with a particular focus on Zonal and Battery ECUs. You'll work cross functionally to ensure that our electronics are designed to meet module-level requirements

Key Responsibilities:

Develop detailed design verification and characterization test plans for all phases of ECU programs with input from reliability, design, and firmware teams

Lead the execution of characterization testing plans according to project milestones

Own test coverage reports and analysis

Perform bench-level characterization at IC and PCBA levels

Provide early feedback to design engineers regarding design decisions and testability

Develop and present Design for Testability (DFT) reports for ECU designs

Own characterization schedules to communicate status with upper management and cross-functional teams

Write basic automation scripts and instrumentation drivers to speed up characterization testing using Python

Work with software engineers to flash, test, and troubleshoot firmware

Lead the cross-functional effort to root cause non-compliance test results during testing by leveraging data analysis

Mandatory skills:

BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical Engineering or related field

10+ years of experience in electronics characterization and validation testing

Experience using lab instrumentation like oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, digital multimeters, etc

Very good understanding of Electrical Engineering fundamentals

Working knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and communication buses

Experience in scripting and data analysis using Python

Optional skills:

Familiar with low-level firmware and C programming

Experience in Databricks or similar environment

Experience with automated test equipment

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $39.30/hour - $61.40/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage;

return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.