Test Engineer

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!

Test Engineer Chatsworth - California, USA | Full-time | On-site | 9/80 schedule

About Ontic Chatsworth Our 114,000 sq ft Chatsworth facility in Los Angeles specialises in electronic and electro-mechanical aerospace products, supporting critical systems including airborne radar, cabin and cockpit lighting, flight controls, engine and environmental controls and pilot controls. Behind those products is a team solving complex technical and operational challenges every day. With specialist manufacturing and testing capabilities on site, Chatsworth combines decades of aerospace expertise with the opportunity to keep improving how we deliver for our customers.

Join the team and your work will contribute directly to the reliability and availability of systems used across civil and military aviation around the world.

We're looking for a Test Engineer to help ensure our aerospace products are supported by reliable, safe and effective test equipment and processes. You'll bring hands-on engineering expertise to the specification, design, installation, maintenance and continuous improvement of both manual and automated test systems. This is an opportunity to work across a broad range of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic systems, solving complex test and equipment challenges and helping improve capability across our operation.

Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations and suppliers, you'll play an important role in keeping our test capability reliable, traceable and ready to support evolving product requirements.

• Design, specify, install, optimise and maintain test equipment and processes used to verify aerospace products.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic test systems, identifying root causes of equipment and test failures.
• Develop test stands, automated test solutions, programmable logic controller (PLC) or data‑acquisition programs, along with supporting test instructions and procedures.
• Maintain test equipment, calibration records, preventive-maintenance schedules and technical documentation to support safe and reliable operations.
• Support new product introduction, test capability development and modifications to existing equipment as product requirements evolve.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations and suppliers to resolve test‑related issues and improve capability.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and data‑driven improvement methods to increase test efficiency, reduce downtime and maintain quality.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience working with electro‑mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic test equipment within a production environment.
• Experience with test stands, pumps, motors, valves, actuators and mechanical/electronic measurement instruments.
• Experience reading blueprints, schematics and overhaul manuals, with the ability to perform failure analysis and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

At Ontic, we're specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available. But it's our people who make that possible. We're a growing, global team where you're trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as…