Component Test Engineer

We are an early-stage, maritime defense technology startup backed by top tier investors. Our team is designing and building autonomous and highly producible ships that can serve multiple missions on the open ocean.

We’re seeking a Component Test Engineer to help verify and characterize hardware components and subassemblies before they become part of an integrated vehicle. This role is hands-on and systems-minded: you’ll build test setups, execute procedures, collect high-quality data, and feed results back into design. The work follows aerospace-style test and evaluation practices where safety, traceability, and repeatable results are essential.

• →Execute component and subsystem tests (electro-mechanical, sensors, actuators, power, thermal/vibe screening as appropriate).
• →Design and improve test fixtures and harnessing, including safe power-up procedures and instrumentation plans.
• →Write clear test procedures, acceptance criteria, and data-logging requirements; maintain configuration/version records for test setups.
• →Collect, sanity-check, and summarize test data (plots, pass/fail, anomalies); support root cause investigations and re-test loops.
• →Coordinate with design engineers and technicians to prioritize test queues and unblock builds with fast, credible feedback.
• →Support environmental and reliability thinking (what could fail, how to provoke it safely, what signals prove it).

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering (or similar) with internship/project experience in labs.
• Comfortable with basic test equipment (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, DAQ, sensors) and careful documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and a bias for repeatable setups and clean data.
• Able to communicate results clearly to engineers and non-test stakeholders.

• Experience scripting for data capture/automation (Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW).
• Familiarity with aerospace-style verification: procedure discipline, traceability, and configuration management.