STS Principal Test Development Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Principal Test Development Engineer to join our Client's team.

The foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

Our client is currently seeking a Principal Test Equipment Design Engineer to join the Sensor Test Solutions (STS) Department. This is an excellent position for engineers with a background in electrical design and software programming / automation, along with a desire to apply those skills to developing, building, and integrating advanced test platforms and architectures.

You will be joining a project team responsible for the development of test solutions and architectures for various programs within our client. Typical test development applications include analog / digital, RF, high-power, and embedded software / firmware design activities. Test architectures include a blend of customized and COTS Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), along with custom electro-mechanical holding fixtures and associated interface cabling and harnessing.

Engineers in this role will also have exposure to the full lifecycle development process - from the requirements definition phase of the test solution design process through the verification and final system sell-off in a production facility or field / depot environment.

What You Will Do :

• Work with internal and external partners on the design and deployment of complex factory test systems
• Lead development of test hardware, software, and / or firmware through its development cycle, from requirements definition through deployment at manufacturing or customer facilities. These test capabilities may span disciplines (Power, RF, Analog, Digital) and domains (hardware, software, firmware)
• Work with Prime Engineering, Production, and Operations teams early in the development cycle to identify capability and capacity needs for manufacturing test and ensure smooth deployment to manufacturing facilities
• Actively identify test readiness issues and optimizations through the development lifecycle
• Lead medium-to-large-sized teams to meet project budget, schedule, and performance commitments
• Provide technical leadership to employees in support of their specific work assignments
• Engage in personal technical growth and encourage technical growth in peers and junior engineers through mentoring activities
• Prepare and clearly present project status to functional and program leadership
• Understand and report financial & earned value status for the monthly reporting cycle
• Proactively manage and mitigate Risks and Opportunities
• Support Manufacturing operations, including on-site troubleshooting and debugging, both independently and in collaboration with design engineering teams
• Contribute to cost, schedule, and technical solutions for bid and proposal development

Security Clearance Required : Interim Secret (can be eligible to start)

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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