Senior Electrical Engineer – Test Equipment Engineering

Location: Tucson, AZ (Onsite)

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support the development of advanced test solutions within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

This role involves hands-on work designing, developing, and integrating test systems used across both lab and production environments. The engineer will contribute across the full lifecycle of test product development, including technical execution, cost, and schedule responsibilities.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and integrate test products within multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Develop engineering and production test systems, including:
• Test interface adapters
• Cabling and interconnects
• Technical drawings and schematics
• Circuit design and analysis
• Support full lifecycle development of test systems
• Manage technical, cost, and schedule aspects of assigned projects
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to test system development and implementation
• Collaborate across teams or operate independently to drive solutions to completion

Core Focus Areas

• Test system design and integration
• Electrical engineering analysis and troubleshooting
• Lab and production test environments
• Interface hardware and system interconnects

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Minimum:
• 5+ years of relevant experience, OR
• 3+ years with an advanced STEM degree
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience with:
• Electrical engineering design, analysis, and troubleshooting
• Schematic capture and interpretation
• Experience with design tools such as:
• Altium
• DX Designer
• Mentor Capital
• Creo Schematic
• Experience using test equipment such as:
• Oscilloscopes
• Digital Multimeters (DMMs)
• Network analyzers
• Power meters

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in STEM (ABET preferred)
• Experience with:
• Analog, digital, and/or RF design
• Mixed-signal and electrical system integration
• Experience designing and integrating:
• Digital systems
• Electrical interconnects
• Experience with:
• Root cause analysis and troubleshooting
• Integrated development environments and debugging tools
• Ability to provide technical leadership in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience with:
• Project management
• Cost and schedule tracking
• Bid and proposal support
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills
• Experience working across multiple projects and teams
• Knowledge of:
• Computer architecture and hardware optimization
• Programming languages and implementation
• Experience adapting existing designs for new Units Under Test (UUTs)
• Familiarity with large-scale defense or aerospace programs

Overview - SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED

We are seeking a Principal Test Systems Technical Lead Engineer to support a high-impact defense program focused on weapon system test environments.

This role operates in a lab environment, working closely with system designers to develop, integrate, and deploy test systems that support tactical software development, system validation, and delivery of mission-critical capabilities.

This is a technical leadership role, combining hands-on engineering with program execution, team leadership, and stakeholder coordination.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the technical lead responsible for overall program execution
• Communicate regularly with the Integrated Product Team Leader (IPTL) and Program Manager
• Establish and execute program milestones, ensuring alignment with scope, cost, and schedule
• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team
• Define program requirements in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Develop and deliver presentations for gate reviews
• Participate in:

• • Failure Review Boards (FRBs)
  • Change Control Boards (CCBs), including approval of system changes
• Provide status updates and metrics to stakeholders
• Delegate tasks and provide guidance/training to team members
• Support development, integration, and deployment of test systems
• Travel up to 20% to support system development and delivery

What You Will Learn

• System-level test setup and operations across development and production environments
• Collaboration across multi-disciplinary engineering teams in complex defense systems

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience (or 8+ years with an advanced degree)
• Experience with Test Systems Engineering or equivalent, including:
  • Hardware and test software development
  • Integration, verification, and validation (IV&V)
  • Maintenance within production/manufacturing/test environments
• Experience with design, development, and/or integration of test equipment
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance (non-interim) required prior to start
• U.S. Citizenship required

Key Strengths for Success

• Strong leadership and team coordination in engineering environments
• Ability to manage technical execution across complex programs
• Experience working across hardware/software boundaries in test systems
• Strong communication skills for technical briefings and stakeholder engagement

Digital Design Engineer – Secret Clearance Required

Location: Tucson, AZ (On-site)
Job Type: W-2 Contract or Contract to hire 
Clearance: Active U.S. Security Clearance required prior to start
Pay: $90,000 - $100,000 with full Government benefits

The Effector Digital Products department is seeking an Electrical Engineer with strong digital electronics design and analysis experience to support missile system development.

This role focuses on designing high-speed digital circuits for applications such as missile guidance, video processing, and digital signal processing, leveraging technologies like FPGAs, processors, and advanced interfaces.

You will work in a collaborative engineering environment, contributing to cutting-edge defense systems.

What You Will Do

• Design, analyze, simulate, test, and integrate digital electronic modules and circuit card assemblies (CCAs)
• Develop hardware designs involving:
  • Processors
  • FPGAs
  • Memory components
• Work with industry-standard interfaces such as:
  • PCIe
  • Ethernet
  • I2C, SPI, UART
• Support full lifecycle development from:
  • Concept and requirements
  • Hardware design
  • Verification, integration, and testing
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary engineering team

Core Technologies / Focus Areas

• High-speed digital electronics
• FPGA and configurable logic design
• Multi-processor system architectures (homogeneous / heterogeneous)
• PCB design and simulation tools
• Signal integrity and power integrity analysis

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in:
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
• Minimum 5+ years of digital circuit design experience, including at least two of the following:
  • Electronic circuit design and development
  • Full lifecycle hardware design (concept through integration/testing)
  • PCB design process including schematic capture, analysis, and simulation
• Experience designing hardware with:
  • Processors, FPGAs, and memory
• Active U.S. security clearance required prior to start
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with:
  • Embedded test techniques
  • Design for test (DFT)
  • Design margin analysis
  • Design for production
• Experience with tools such as:
  • Mentor Graphics / Siemens EDA (DxDesigner, xDX Designer VX)
  • Xilinx tools (Vivado, Zynq Ultrascale, Artix)
  • HyperLynx (signal/power integrity, analog simulation)
  • Xpedition Enterprise (xPCB)
• Experience designing complex CCAs (16–32 layer boards)
• Experience with Constraint Editor System (CES)
• Knowledge of software and/or FPGA development
• Experience transitioning programs from development to production
• Ability to manage:
  • Technical and schedule risks
  • Cost reduction opportunities
  • Program timelines and resources
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams across multiple projects