Systems​/Test Engineer

At Battelle, your expertise in national security plays a direct role in safeguarding our nation and shaping global security strategies. Join our team and become part of a distinguished community of professionals dedicated to developing innovative solutions for complex threats and challenges. As a proven developer and system integrator, we leverage next-generation science, engineering, and technology to secure and protect critical assets—on the ground, in the air, in space, at sea, and across the cyber landscape.

Here, you will apply cutting-edge technology and research to strengthen national defense strategies, ensuring a safer future for generations to come. At Battelle, you're not just building a career; you're upholding a legacy of protecting national interests and promoting peace and stability worldwide.

Job Summary We are currently seeking a Systems/Test Engineer. This position is a full-time opportunity located in Oxnard, CA.The selected candidate will work with a team across a broad range of materials and equipment to ensure deliverable hardware meets organizational standards and end-user requirements. This role applies engineering principles, job skills, and applicable certifications, policies, and procedures to complete a variety of technical tasks.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate considerable judgment, creativity, and initiative in identifying problems and developing solutions, while working effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team in a dynamic, client-driven environment.

Responsibilities As a Systems/Test Engineer, the selected individual will support a broad range of engineering and technical activities spanning design, fabrication, testing, and integration. Responsibilities may include:

Define, document, analyze, perform, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications utilizing internal and industry quality control standards

Take concepts and/or designs and transform them into tangible solutions, including constructing, assembling, rebuilding, or modifying products with a focus on the design-to-fabrication process

Procure, fabricate, assemble, and test components and assemblies using technical drawings, sketches, and technical design packages, sometimes under the guidance of a design engineer

Recommend and implement improved methods and new approaches; maintain responsibility for various types of equipment and oversight of facility operations

Apply skills as a specialist in accordance with applicable policies and procedures to complete complex tasks in creative and effective ways Assist engineers in preparing engineering drawings and reports for Project Managers; participate in or provide input to written and/or oral presentations to clients, suppliers, visitors, and technical representatives

Complete complex tasks under minimal supervision, planning and performing project work from a basic understanding of objectives and work statements

Work on assignments that are complex in nature, requiring considerable judgment, creativity, and initiative to identify problems and contribute to solutions

Key Qualifications Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

Experience reading technical assembly drawings and sketches and procuring, fabricating, and assembling complex assemblies

Experience testing various electrical or mechanical components

Strong technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills with demonstrated ability to solve complex problems

Ability to follow, modify, and generate procedures of significant complexity

Must have experience in conceptualizing design requirements and transforming them into feasible designs…