Test Engineer

Description:

Akkodis is seeking a lead test engineer for a contract opportunity with a client located in the Torrance, CA area. Lead Test Engineer (Electrical) will be responsible for Reverse Engineering test equipment, documenting test system design, lab/facility interfaces, conducting development/production testing, commissioning, Test Plan and procedure development.

Pay/Salary Range: $76/hr

Essential Responsibilities

• Reverse Engineer, Design, procure, fabricate and maintain test equipment and facilities in support of Transition, development, demonstration, certification, and qualification tests.

• Have experience with developing and interpretation of complex engineering drawings such as Test system schematics, wiring diagrams, wire harness drawings.

• Experience Integration/testing of turbomachinery or equivalent test systems, Making changes and modifications to the Integrated test system.

o Reverse Engineer Test equipment or test carts and generate CAD Models & Production Quality Drawings

• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for the assigned Test Program or Work Package, identifying requirements, risks and opportunities.

• Monitor engineering progress against budget and forecasted schedule for the assigned test projects

• Create Test Documentation (Test Procedures, Test Instructions, Instrumentation list, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram, Controls Architecture) in preparation for Test Solution commissioning and correlation process

• Coordinate periodic reviews with management/Chief Engineer on project status, TRR,CDR,PDR and significant trends and changes of approved projects

• Actively coordinates the design, implementation, commissioning, and maintenance of complex mechanical and control test facilities infrastructure required for aircraft components test and systems/subsystem integration test programs

• Support estimates, Project planning and reporting for major test equipment and facility transition program .

• Experience working with maintenance and upgrade of production and R&O test facilities.

• Demonstrate strong project management skills (plan - execute - escalate).

Required Qualifications

• Must be US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, due to ITAR and Export Control restrictions.

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a Mechanical Test environment

• Bachelors degree in Aerospace or Electrical Engineering preferred

• Working knowledge of Turbomachinery, Aerodynamics.

• Aerospace component and systems test experience desired.

• Ability to develop, update Test system schematics, models and drawings

• Working knowledge of instrumentation and measurement systems desired.

• Demonstrated comfort working with complex systems (mechanical, fluid flow, hydraulics, pneumatics, data and automation).

• Demonstrated ability to work well with a team while being able to make decisions, balancing risks and rewards.