Electrical Test Engineer
Job Description
Join MTRON as an Electrical Test Engineer and be part of a team supporting advanced electronic and RF products for the defense and aerospace industries. In this role, you’ll apply your engineering expertise to testing, troubleshooting, and validating complex electronic systems while working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. If you enjoy hands-on problem solving and want your work to contribute to products that support critical missions, we’d love to have you join our growing team.
Position Summary:
The Test Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting electrical and functional test solutions for electronic products throughout the product lifecycle. This position works closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Production to ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and internal performance requirements while improving manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and test throughput.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and document production and engineering test methods for electronic assemblies and systems.
- Develop automated and semi-automated test equipment using commercially available instruments and custom fixtures.
- Design and specify test fixtures, cables, adapters, and interface hardware.
- Create and maintain detailed test procedures, work instructions, and technical documentation.
- Troubleshoot failures identified during manufacturing, environmental testing, and customer returns.
- Analyze test data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by developing manufacturing test strategies and validating test equipment.
- Work with Design Engineering to ensure products are designed for manufacturability and testability (DFM/DFT).
- Validate and qualify new test equipment and software prior to release into production.
- Support calibration and preventive maintenance programs for production test equipment.
- Work with IT on development of new software to support systems.
- Evaluate and implement improvements that reduce test time, improve yield, and increase throughput.
- Assist in the disposition of nonconforming material and provide technical recommendations.
- Maintain compliance with company quality management systems and applicable industry standards.
Supervises: None
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Experience supporting military, aerospace, or defense electronics manufacturing.
- Knowledge of RF and microwave measurements.
- Experience with RF / DC test equipment including, but not limited to: Vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, phase noise test systems, oscilloscopes, frequency counters, etc.
- Ability to design and build various ATE systems including rack design, system integration, PCB layout as required, cabling, etc.
- Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis.
- Experience with environmental, vibration, thermal, and qualification testing.
- Working knowledge of IPC standards and electronic assembly processes.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
- Must be eligible to work with ITAR-controlled data.
Education, Experience and Training:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 2–5 years of experience in electronic test engineering (experience level may vary by position).
- Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics.
- Experience using electronic test equipment
Mtron designs and manufactures high-performance, highly reliable RF components for demanding applications in space, avionics, aerospace, defense, and more. With full vertical integration, from materials science to final manufacturing, we support critical systems like satcom, radar, electronic warfare, and test equipment. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, we operate globally with facilities in North America, India, and Asia. We are guided by our core values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, and Collaboration.
