Test Equipment Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Test Equipment Engineer for a Direct Hire job with a client in Rockford IL, 61108 (Onsite). We are ideally looking for someone from Aerospace industries.

Salary Range: $110000 to $130000 per Anum with benefits. The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

The Test Equipment Engineer is a key member of a cross-disciplinary team driving the design, development and testing, and integration of aircraft high-lift actuation and flight control components and systems. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing test plans and procedures to ensure compliance with engineering specifications, regulatory standards, and customer requirements. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams—including design, systems, and manufacturing engineering—you will analyze test data, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to continuous improvement of test methods and product quality.

• Create and implement Acceptance Test Procedures for products based on product requirements and customer specifications
• Provide technical expertise to cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with aerospace standards defined in RTCA DO-160 and DO-178C.
• Drive innovation and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver high-performance systems and components that meet safety, regulatory, and customer-critical requirements.
• Assist in estimating resources required to complete projects including labor, materials, necessary skills and duration. Provide testability input to new product designs and guidance in the completion of qualification programs to ensure that goals and objectives are met.
• Develop test plans, write acceptance and qualification test procedures, conduct tests and generate test reports.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering.

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in aerospace and test engineering.

• Experience with DOORS management tool
• Manual and automated test equipment development/programming experience with National Instruments LabVIEW is required.
• Experience with National Instruments Test Stand
• Experience with 3D CAD software (Solid Works, NX, AutoCAD) is required

Must be a self-directed individual requiring minimal supervision.

Must be experienced in developing test procedures and performing qualification testing to commercial and military specifications such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-810 etc. to support new products in development.

Experienced with environmental testing (altitude, moisture, temperature, shock, vibration, EMI etc.) and highly accelerated life testing (HALT).

• 401(k) with match
• Medical insurance
• Vision assistance
• Paid Time Off

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers