Sr. Electrical Test Engineer / Electrical Test Technician

Sr. Electrical Test Engineer / Electrical Test Technician - location : Irvine, CA- onsite work only Visa : USC only. Position type : Contract or FTE Need Avionics, Aviation and Aerospace domains and also Qualified Graduate Engineers only. Skills Exp in Years Troubleshooting Repairing Investigation Reports / FAR's test and inspection lab analysis failure observations Aero Domain Exp Job Description : Hands-on experience in a Repair / repair station, troubleshooting returned units that are in service. The individual will need to : Do Open Box Troubleshooting : ability to observe and test circuit boards to identify portions that are not functioning as intended Run thermal and vibration testing with electronic units with oscilloscope monitoring on targeted data lines Write and submit Engineering Investigation Reports / FAR's to GAC via SEM Learn how to test for known issues with the existing product lines Develop troubleshooting tests for emerging issues with new and existing product lines Interface with the Project Engineer to support technical meetings with customer and to prioritize FARs on units that are needed to prevent AOG (Aircraft on Ground) situations Interface with GAR engineers to technically discuss findings and status of investigations Access R-Card (repair shop data) and interpret the test findings and failure observations noted on the database and on the test data sheets. Interface with the Materials and Processes lab to submit lab evaluation requests and interpret the findings to the hydraulic component level findings. Collect, organize, and interpret all component test results, failure observations. SIL (System Integration Lab) testing, engineering directed testing, and lab analysis. Provide engineering directed test and inspection instructions in R-Card to the assembly and test technicians in both Ogden and Dublin to collect additional evidence and / or data to support the discovery phase of the investigation. Generate FARs per the GAC approved format to present and correlate the findings as they relate to the aircraft level fault. Determine if the failure mode is atypical and may need trend monitoring. Work is to be performed in the Customer Support Engineering office in Irvine, CA Business travel may be required when interfacing with Savannah, Ogden or Dublin engineers / repair stations. Length of travel may be up to 5 days in duration