Manufacturing Test Equipment Engineer
Leonardo DRS
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Fort Walton Beach • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Apply basic engineering principles to perform routine design, fabrication, modification and/or evaluation in support of manufacturing operations
- Prepare plans, conduct support studies, provide analysis or tests in the development of manufacturing operations
- Follow standard practices/procedures in analyzing situations or data
- Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
- Involved with the design and development of manufacturing test systems for performance testing of products for product acceptance
- Perform basic software development and debugging of test systems in multiple software tools
- Review detail designs to create test protocols
- Assist technicians in the build of the test hardware
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering field and 0+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education/training and experience
- Specialties may include manufacturing, production, industrial, welding, tooling, testing, processing, software, and robotics
- Strong interest in digital automation, scripting, and software-driven process improvement within a manufacturing or test environment
- Working knowledge of programming languages such as Python, C#, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar tools used in test automation
- Familiarity with virtual machines (VMware, Hyper-V, or similar) and basic IT/networking concepts
- Exposure to legacy system migration, OS upgrades, or software modernization efforts
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML concepts and interest in applying data-driven approaches to improve manufacturing performance
- Experience working with data acquisition systems, databases, or structured data analysis
- Basic understanding of hardware test systems, instrumentation, or electronic troubleshooting
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, system block diagrams, and software flow diagrams
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug both software and hardware issues in integrated systems
- Comfortable working in environments with aging equipment and driving modernization efforts
- Demonstrated ability to document processes, create standard work, and maintain configuration control
- Curious, self-driven learner with a passion for automation and continuous improvement
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, IT, and operations teams
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- a company contribution to a health savings account
- telemedicine
- life and disability insurance
- legal insurance
- a 401(k) savings plan
- wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
- flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
- competitive vacation
- health/emergency leave
- paid parental leave
- community service hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
software developmentdebuggingprogramming languagesPythonC#LabVIEWMATLABdata acquisition systemsstructured data analysiselectronic troubleshooting
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationself-driven learningcuriosityprocess documentationstandard work creationconfiguration controlsupporting organizational valuesdriving modernization efforts