Electrical & Mechanical Test Engineer; NPI

The NPI Systems (electrical/mechanical) Test Engineer will work with FLIR Product Design Engineering, Qualification, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering to develop test plans, execute tests, organize data, and identify design errors for gimbal products. Area of work will range from top level system testing to subsystem testing of electrical, mechanical, optics, and system interactions.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Hands on design and build of test fixtures, interconnects, and test equipment.
• Attend design reviews, participate in design and process FMEA’s, identify risks and prioritize new product testing.
• Assist manufacturing and process engineering in determining Cpk for new processes.
• Identify and recommend improvements to both process and design.
• Perform Root Cause Corrective Action Analysis on new product prototypes, manufacturing escalations, and service returns.
• Provide technical support for production testing and processes.
• Maintain pareto of Prototype, Production and Service issues to identify opportunities for improvements.
• Evaluate manufacturing tests and processes and drive improvement projects to completion.
• Assist other engineers with development and performing of design validation testing.
• Plan test schedule, organize data, and report progress of testing to engineering, management, and project leads.
• Interact with various groups of engineers, technicians, and management to ensure effective flow of communication.
• Perform Root Cause Corrective Action, engage in structured problem solving.
• Prototype hardware build support, including optical assemblies, mechanical subassemblies, and wire harnesses.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or technical field preferred or equivalent experience relevant to product testing.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• Hands on experience with electrical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Fundamental understanding of statistical process control, reliability engineering, and basic statistical analysis.
• Experience with optical design and optics a plus.
• Creative thinking with strong problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to work with diverse teams; engineering, manufacturing, and service.
• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and with diverse groups.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors, handheld devices, unmanned vehicles, lasers, and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams. We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Defense and Space Manufacturing