Electrical Test Engineer
On-siteOlathe, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
Troubleshoot, diagnose, and isolate root causes of failures in depot, warranty, and upgrade electronic assemblies using schematics and test equipment. Perform component-level fault analysis to restore product functionality and provide technical guidance to repair technicians. Develop and maintain standardized troubleshooting documentation, fault trees, and repair procedures to improve processes and capture legacy product knowledge. Interface with Manufacturing, Product, Quality, and Operations to resolve technical issues and support engineering investigations. Analyze recurring failures to identify corrective actions and enhance diagnostic methods. Maintain engineering logs and failure reports to support continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex electrical schematics, circuit designs, engineering drawings, and technical documentation
- Strong understanding of analog, digital, RF, and power electronic circuits, including component-level troubleshooting and fault isolation
- Proficiency with electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, digital and analog multimeters, power supplies, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and other laboratory instrumentation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to perform systematic root cause analysis of complex electronic failures
- Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation including troubleshooting guides, fault trees, repair procedures, engineering reports, and work instructions
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide technical guidance to repair technicians and collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations
- Commitment to continuous improvement through identifying and implementing enhancements to repair processes, technical documentation, and diagnostic methods
- Must be a U.S. person within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee)
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience troubleshooting, testing, repairing, or supporting complex electronic assemblies in a manufacturing, depot repair, test engineering, or sustaining engineering environment
- Experience troubleshooting complex electronic assemblies to the component level in a production, depot, or laboratory environment
- Experience supporting depot repair, warranty repair, product upgrades, or sustaining engineering activities
- Experience developing or improving diagnostic processes, repair methods, or engineering documentation
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability electronic products
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