Senior Manufacturing Automated Test Design Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Automated Test Design Engineer

THE COMPANY

Silvus Technologies is dedicated to one mission: connecting those who keep us safe. We do so by delivering the most advanced Mobile Ad‑hoc Network (MANET) radios powered by our custom and ever‑evolving Mobile‑Networked MIMO waveform. Together, our radios and waveform provide the vital communications for mission‑critical applications in the harshest environments from underground tunnels to high altitude balloons.

Silvus Stream Caster® radios are being rapidly adopted by customers all over the world ranging from the U.S. Departments of Defense, to International, Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies, all the way to the Super Bowl, Grammys and industry‑leading drone, robot, and other unmanned systems manufacturers.

Wouldn’t you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

Silvus’ rapid growth is fueled by a focus on research and innovation and a team of the most passionate, skilled, and creative thinking individuals. If you are looking for a challenging experience, you owe it to yourself to learn how Silvus can provide a rewarding opportunity that creates a pathway to a fulfilling career.

Silvus is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Automated Test Design Engineer who will report to the Vice President of Engineering on the Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will be able to design and implement efficient and streamlined automated production line test setup and programs for wireless communication systems in a manufacturing environment.

This position is based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA and is fully onsite, Monday through Friday.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

• Design and implement comprehensive test plans to provide full coverage of wireless communication system feature sets.
• Design and implement logging and log analysis tools to capture performance of both the systems under test and the test infrastructure itself.
• Take ownership of production test station design, implementation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade. Continuous improvement of manufacturing test efficiency.
• Collaborate with RF and systems engineering teams to understand performance requirements and establish production tests and performance thresholds.
• Partner with engineering and quality teams to validate new testing approaches for rollout to production.
• Work closely with the software development team to augment production test systems to support rollout of new features and product configurations.
• Basic manufacturing failure troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production failures escalated to engineering.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics, manufacturing, or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant test engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience in wireless/networking or an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (C/C++ or Python).
• Proficient with RF instruments such as signal generators and spectrum analyzers.
• Demonstrated organization skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks including running multiple tests simultaneously.
• Knowledgeable about automatic test equipment (ATE) implementations.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.

• Programming with APIs for test instruments.
• Programming and scripting in Linux OS.
• Shell language such as BASH.

• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to do the following:
  • Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing.
  • Perform bending and…