Chico, CA - Salary Range 60-75K

Responsibilities

• Synthesize requirements and technical, schedule and cost constraints into solutions for integrating, testing, evaluating, and transitioning systems into operation.
• Establish standards, practices, and procedures for integrating, testing, evaluating and transitioning systems and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and implement test and evaluation strategies, plans and methods to assure reliability of systems in conjunction with system specifications.
• Ensure systems comply with requirements and standards through formal verification methods.
• Generate system requirement verification approaches and customer acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate system integration, test, evaluation, and transition activities with other organizations.
• Conduct readiness assessment for system integration, test, evaluation, and transition activities.
• Compile data and define changes required in testing configurations, testing procedures, testing processes, or new testing requirements.
• Implement testing processes and ensure all test activities follow those processes.
• Produce reports on each test activity and track test metrics.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Perform analysis of test results and prepare system evaluation reports and risk assessments.
• Evaluate discrepancy reports and perform testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes affecting systems.
• Write and execute Engineering Change Orders.
• Work alongside design, manufacturing, and other interdisciplinary teams to understand opportunities for improvement and points of unnecessary complexity.

Requirements

• BS in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Advanced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to troubleshoot electronics at the component level using test equipment such as multimeters, logic analyzers, and digital oscilloscopes.
• Proficiency with Python, including writing scripts for data analysis, plotting, and serial communications with test equipment.
• Proficiency with instrumentation including pressure sensors, mass flow controllers, thermocouples, RTDs.
• Knowledge and proficiency with gas flow control, vacuum systems, gas cylinder handling, pressure regulators.
• Basic mechanical fixture fabrication skills including using machine tools.
• Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with and communicate sophisticated systems to a diverse user base.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Experience with vibration testing.
• Experience with SolidWorks PDM.
• Proficiency with CNC machining and G-Code generation.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks.
• Proficiency with LT-Spice.
• Experience with PCB layout and Altium Designer.