Advanced Electrical Engineer, Production Test & Troubleshooting

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Canonsburg, PA
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$120,000–$130,000 / yr
Posted
69 days ago
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Below market

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Advanced Electrical Engineer, Production Test & Troubleshooting

The Advanced Electrical Engineer - Production Test & Troubleshooting joins the TorpedoSystems Group to apply electrical engineering principles to the development, testing, and implementation of electrical components and systems. This role involves participating in requirements analysis, design, integration, and verification processes while supporting technical reviews and root cause analysis. The engineer will diagnose failures in analog, digital, power, RF, and mixed-signal circuits using oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. Key responsibilities include designing and maintaining automated production test equipment using LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, C#, NI hardware, and PXI. The position requires integrating complex electronic systems, managing communication protocols like Ethernet, SPI, and CAN, and performing environmental testing to solve manufacturing yield issues and drive continuous improvement within a production environment.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn?

Median $152150 from 147 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Diagnose failures on analog, digital, power, RF, and mixed-signal circuits.
  • Perform root cause analysis to isolate failures at the component, assembly, or system level.
  • Design, integrate, and maintain automated production test equipment and custom test fixtures.
  • Develop test strategies using LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, and NI hardware to improve throughput.
  • Bring up complex electronic systems and troubleshoot hardware/software interface issues.
  • Validate system requirements and investigate intermittent failures during environmental testing.
  • Support production lines by analyzing yield issues and performing corrective actions.
  • Review circuit card schematics to drive continuous improvement in design and assembly.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of experience.
  • Expert-level component and system-level troubleshooting with demonstrated root cause analysis experience.
  • Experience developing, maintaining, and improving automated production test systems and test fixtures.
  • Proven ability to integrate, verify, and debug complex electronic systems in a manufacturing or production environment.
  • Proficient using electrical engineering CAD tools and mixed signal circuit analysis/design (preferred).
  • Research & Development experience including concept, design, modeling, prototyping, and testing (preferred).

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