Test Engineer 3

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Universal Avionics (UA) has been in business for over 40 years, continuously making huge strides in business, commercial, and military avionics.

Our company continues to move the avionics industry forward by designing the next generation of technology as well as the latest iterations of our flagship products to ensure easier management and safety & reliability of all phases of flight.

Under limited supervision, performs varied and moderately complex assignments of the engineering test and troubleshooting function for standard and / or custom avionics devices and test equipment.

Provides technical support to Operations teams in the test and troubleshooting of complex avionics products. Interfaces with design engineering teams to coordinate new product introduction, sustaining engineering and product and test improvements.

Designs, develops, evaluates test procedures, and assists in the evaluation of the test equipment required to perform quality checks.

Prepares recommendations for testing and documentation of procedures to be used for the test, troubleshooting and repair of circuit card assemblies and systems.

This is a senior level engineering position requiring a technical degree and typically 8+ years related experience in high reliability, moderately complex, electronic test and troubleshooting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Develop and document the HASS and / or ESS for new or existing avionics products, ensuring that manufacturing and repair methods result in the repeatable production of units which conform to type design data.

Continually monitor and analyze yield data as a KPI to drive product and test process improvements.

• May Represent Operations Engineering on the Material Review Board, as required.
• May Represent Operations on the Configuration Control Board.
• Respond promptly to team requests for assistance and be readily available to team for unscheduled meetings and necessary problem solving.
• Train and mentor technicians in electronic theory and troubleshooting, as required.
• Coordinate frequently with design engineering groups to support effective new product introduction and ongoing product and test process improvement.
• Play an active participatory and at times leadership role in daily tactical team standup meetings and in weekly strategic improvement meetings.
• Improve the quality of new products being introduced into Manufacturing through active participation in Design for Manufacturability meetings and involvement in the New Product Introduction process, as required.
• Improve the quality and reliability of UASC products through regular, disciplined reviews of Manufacturing and / or Repair Station data and processes using continuous improvement, six sigma quality, or similar tools.

Education and / or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or other technical degree combined with experience
• 8+ years minimum experience in a product design or test engineering role in a high reliability electronic assembly / test / repair environment involving complex analog and digital circuits with embedded software.

Experience with programmable logic devices desired.

Computer Skills

• Advanced skills in all Microsoft Office programs.
• Data base design and some programming experience in Visual Basic or C++ is a desired.
• Schematic capture and circuit board layout experience is a desired.
• LabVIEW or LabWindows experience is a desired

What motivates our team :

• Strong life-work balance
• Great company culture
• Groundbreaking work opportunities
• Impactful innovation in the avionics industry
• Passionate & dedicated team members
• A work environment that fosters training, professional development, and career advancement
• Excellent benefits, including medical, vision, dental, PTO, 401k, and much more, as well as a robust health & wellness program

Why you’ll like working here :

• Universal Avionics is a mid-sized company with all the functions and benefits of a much larger organization, so you get the best of both worlds.
• You’ll make an impact! You’ll be part of a company that is making huge strides in the safety and reliability of air travel.
• You’ll work with very motivated and skilled people who are excellent at what they do and are great mentors.
• You’ll bring your own unique skills set and passion to create a mutually beneficial working and learning environment.
• At UASC, we care about our employees, both personally and professionally.

About Universal Avionics

Universal Avionics and its parent company, Elbit Systems, Ltd., represent decades of leadership and innovation as developers and suppliers of Head-Down Displays (HDD), Head-Up Displays (HUD), Head Wearable Displays (HWD), and Combined Vision Systems (CVS), which includes both our Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Synthetic Vision System (SVS).

Universal Avionics is also a leading manufacturer of innovative commercial avionics systems, offering retrofit and forward-fit solutions for the largest diversification of aircraft types in the industry.

To learn more about Universal Avionics, visit www.UniversalAvionics.com

U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency status required. Universal Avionics’ products and technology are controlled under U.

S export laws including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations and the Export Administration Act ( Export Laws ).

Universal Avionics’ inquiry regarding citizenship is solely for the purpose of ensuring that Universal Avionics remains compliant with the Export Laws and Universal Avionics internal export control procedures.

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