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MKS2 Technologies · 20 hours ago

Principal Test Development Engineer -

Tewksbury, MA

Contract

Onsite

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

MKS2 Technologies, LLC is an award-winning small business focused on creating innovative technology solutions in Cyber Security, Instructional Design, and Software Engineering. They are seeking a Principal Test Equipment Design Engineer to support the development and deployment of advanced test platforms, requiring strong electrical design and software automation skills.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and deploy complex factory and production test systems in collaboration with internal and external partners

Lead development of test hardware, software, and firmware from requirements definition through deployment at manufacturing or customer facilities

Develop test capabilities across multiple disciplines:

+ Power

+ RF

+ Analog

+ Digital

+ Embedded software / firmware

Work with engineering, production, and operations teams early in the development cycle to define manufacturing test capability and capacity needs

Identify test readiness issues and optimization opportunities throughout the development lifecycle

Lead medium-to-large sized teams to meet project budget, schedule, and performance objectives

Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers supporting test development activities

Mentor junior engineers and promote technical growth across the team

Prepare and present project status to functional and program leadership

Track and report financial and Earned Value status during monthly reporting cycles

Proactively manage risks and opportunities

Support manufacturing operations, including on-site troubleshooting and debugging

Collaborate with design engineering teams to resolve test and production issues

Contribute to cost, schedule, and technical inputs for bid and proposal development

Qualification

Test equipment designElectrical designSoftware automationProject managementNational Instruments toolsDigital test hardwareAnalog test hardwareRF test hardwarePower supply test hardwareDecision-makingProblem-solvingMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Minimum 8 years of relevant engineering experience

Minimum 4 years of direct experience with test equipment design and development

Experience working in an engineering design and development environment

Experience leading technical teams and projects

U.S. citizenship required

Active and transferable U.S. government security clearance or ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance prior to start

Preferred

Experience using project management tools such as: MS Project, Jira / Confluence, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)

Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills

Experience with National Instruments tools: TestStand, LabWindows/CVI, LabVIEW

Experience designing Digital, Analog, RF, and/or Power Supply test hardware

Experience automating and routinely using commercial test and measurement equipment, including: Oscilloscopes, Digital Multimeters (DMMs), Network analyzers, Power supplies