Senior Technician, Manufacturing Engineering
Shield AI
Assembly
Test Engineering Lead
BRINC Drones
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Washington
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💰 $163,000 - $199,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Lead and inspire our small (three currently) but growing team of test engineers in the drone technology sector, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including drone design, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to drive continuous improvement in testing processes.
- Develop robust test strategies for the complete product hierarchy, from the smallest component to the complete product.
- Define and implement comprehensive test plans, methodologies, and procedures covering circuit level testing, environmental testing, and lifetime testing.
- Conduct and supervise testing on PCBs, ensuring functional integrity and performance.
- Perform and oversee tests on mechanical parts and electromechanical assemblies, validating their durability and functionality.
- Apply deep expertise in testing modern electro-mechanical assemblies identifying and resolving potential issues, developing metrics, and improving yield.
- Utilize these competencies across the entire product lifecycle, encompassing design, evaluation, fabrication, and ongoing sustaining activities.
- Design UAV-specific environmental testing protocols.
- Conduct accelerated life cycle testing utilizing methodologies such as Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) and Highly Accelerated Stress Screen (HASS) to simulate product wear over time, analyze failure modes, and derive Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in test engineering, with a proven track record in PCB, mechanical, and electromechanical assembly testing.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience building & leading a team.
- Ability to collaborate with a variety of cross functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
- Experience with environmental and reliability testing (vibration, temperature, humidity).
