Principal Electrical Test Engineer
$107,900–$195,050 year
On-siteSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Develop and execute comprehensive electrical integration, verification, validation, and production acceptance test plans for complex defense electronic systems. Design, develop, and fabricate electrical test fixtures, interface adapters, harnesses, and breakout boxes to support engineering development and environmental qualification. Implement automated test solutions using LabVIEW, TestStand, MATLAB, or Python while integrating and troubleshooting hardware at the board, subsystem, and system levels. Perform verification testing with engineering laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators. Analyze electrical performance, identify root causes of failures, and recommend corrective actions for military communication systems and RF subsystems. Support Factory Acceptance Testing and customer witness testing while interfacing directly with U.S. Government customers and prime contractors. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership during integration activities.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
- Willingness to work in classified laboratory environments
- Ability to comply with all program-specific security requirements, including handling of classified materials and controlled technical data (ITAR/EAR)
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related engineering discipline
- 8–12 years of relevant experience or 6–10 years with a Master's degree
- Strong understanding of: Analog and digital electronics, RF design, Embedded hardware, Power distribution, Electrical system integration, High-speed digital interfaces
- Experience developing electrical verification and qualification procedures
- Experience troubleshooting complex military electronic systems
- Experience using automated test equipment and laboratory instrumentation
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PCB layouts, and interface control documents (ICDs)
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Experience performing RF and microwave testing using Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, Power Meters, Noise Figure Analyzers, and Oscilloscopes
- Experience conducting antenna range testing, including near-field and far-field measurements, antenna pattern characterization, gain, EIRP, sidelobe analysis, polarization, beam steering verification, and antenna calibration
- Experience operating commercial antenna measurement systems such as NSI-MI, Orbit/FR, or MVG antenna ranges
- Experience supporting integration and testing of phased array antenna systems, Software Defined Radios (SDRs), radar, or electronic warfare (EW) systems
- Familiarity with RF calibration techniques, uncertainty analysis, and military antenna test methodologies
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