Teledyne Controls is seeking an Environmental Test Engineer to manage Electromagnetic (EMI) and Environmental Qualification Test programs, ensuring avionics systems meet rigorous standards for civil and military aircraft operators.
Requirements
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, specifically ability to read and understand DO-160 and similar documents.
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, Visio and Outlook).Proficient in use of Acrobat.
- Experience working as an engineer related to Avionics.
- Ability to perform functional testing.
- Ability to create qualification test reports, procedures and plans.
- Working knowledge of DO-160 and corresponding airframer EMI and environmental documents.
- Experience with wireless technologies (e.g. cellular, Wi-Fi) is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Create Qualification Test Reports, Procedures and Plans from a document template, or from a previous document if template does not exist. Review and correct Qualification Test Reports, Procedures and Plans written by other staff members.
- Create Qualification by Similarity analysis to justify why requirements can be met based on previous tests performed on similar units.
- Setup test equipment, cables, etc at an environmental chamber or EMI lab in preparation for performing tests. Compare setup against documentation and ensure there are no problems in either the setup or the documentation.
- Support EMI and Environmental Qualification tests at Teledyne and outside labs. This includes performing unit functional tests during EMI and environmental exposures, and overseeing outside lab personnel to ensure correct test methodology is followed. Identify mistakes in test procedures and generate redlines to correct the mistakes.
- Support Flammability programs per FAA regulations. Perform a complete flammability materials analysis on a unit, determine which tests to perform, obtain all test specimens with proper certifications, and generate all required documents, including flammability plans and report.
- Support Dielectric test programs. Generate a dielectric test procedure and create test setup to perform the test. Troubleshoot any test failures to root cause, working with other departments as required.
- Operate a Vibration table, including rotating the table for all three axis. Format vibration data for use in the test report.
Other
- This position will be onsite (El Segundo, CA) or at a remote lab.
- Will work at external labs, so must be able to work with no direct supervision.
- Must be able to work extended long hours if workload requires to get work done. May be asked to work weekends and Holidays.
- This position requires that all work must be worked between the facilities’ core hours.
- Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a US Person (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).
