Senior Hardware Engineer
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Conducts or participates in the research, design, development, and testing of COTS or custom computing hardware and/or otherelectrical components. Develops designs for the installation of components and assembliesinto chassis, racks, cabinets,workstations, customer facilities, and/or shelters. Plans, directs, reviews and coordinates preparation of project documentation to ensure customer contract and company requirements are met. Prepares specifications, evaluates vendors, and analyzes test reports.
Key Responsibilities
- Test Plan & Procedure Authoring: Lead the creation of formal Test Plans and Test Procedures. You will be responsible for interpreting MIL-STD-461G and MIL-STD-810 requirements and tailoring them into actionable, step-by-step test steps.
- Hardware Debugging & Root Cause Analysis: Act as the primary technical resource for troubleshooting failures during functional and qualification testing. You will utilize spectrum analyzers and probes to identify EMI issues (461G) and analyze mechanical/thermal failures (810) at the both the component and system level.
- Functional Test Architecture: Design and build custom test fixtures, breakout boxes, and automated test environments (ATE) to validate complex naval system requirements before they hit the qualification lab.
- Technical Writing: Proven experience writing formal qualification procedures that have successfully passed government or prime-contractor review.
- Debugging: Strong background in debugging and troubleshooting
- Standards Mastery: Good understanding of the specific test setups for MIL-STD-461G (all methods) and MIL-STD-810 (Climatic & Dynamic).
- System integration: Working experience with integrating various system components (Servers, network switches, etc.)
- Possesses a bachelor’s in engineering or related area of study with minimum 5 years of professional experience in field, or minimum 3 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
- Hands-on experience with test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, EMI Receivers, Oscilloscopes, etc.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, LabVIEW, or similar) to automate functional data collection.
- Proficiency with troubleshooting computer hardware, BIOS, OS issues (proficiency with Linux OS is considered a major asset)
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Responsibilities
Lead the development of formal test plans and procedures based on MIL-STD-461G and MIL-STD-810 requirements, and troubleshoot hardware failures during functional and qualification testing. Design test fixtures and automated test environments, integrate system components, and prepare project documentation to meet customer and company requirements.
Requirements
Requires demonstrated experience writing qualification procedures accepted by government or prime-contractor reviewers, strong hardware debugging skills, and working knowledge of MIL-STD-461G and MIL-STD-810 test setups. Candidates should have experience integrating components such as servers and network switches; a bachelor’s degree with at least five years of experience or a related master’s degree with at least three years is desired, along with test-equipment and scripting experience.
Skills
- Test Plan And Procedure Authoring
- MIL-STD-461G
- MIL-STD-810
- Hardware Debugging
- Root Cause Analysis
- Electromagnetic Interference Testing
- Mechanical And Thermal Failure Analysis
- Functional Test Architecture
- Test Fixture Design
- Automated Test Environments
- System Integration
- Technical Writing
- Spectrum Analyzers
- Oscilloscopes
- Test Automation Scripting
- Linux
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Categories
- Engineering
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- COTS Hardware
- Custom Computing Hardware
- Electrical Components
- Hardware Design
- Chassis Integration
- Rack Integration
- Cabinet Integration
- Project Documentation
- Vendor Evaluation
- Test Reports
- Test Plans
- Test Procedures
- MIL-STD-461G
- MIL-STD-810
- Electromagnetic Interference
- Spectrum Analyzers
- EMI Receivers
- Oscilloscopes
- Test Probes
- Root Cause Analysis
- Test Fixtures
- Breakout Boxes
- Automated Test Environments
- Servers
- Network Switches
- Python
- LabVIEW
- BIOS
- Linux
- Naval Systems