Electrical Test Engineer (Associate to Principal)

The role

The Senior Electrical Test Engineer will lead the development and execution of electrical test strategies for vehicle and subsystem programs. This role involves architecting test plans, developing automated test equipment, and partnering cross-functionally to validate electrical designs.

What you will do

• Develop and own comprehensive test plans in accordance with the engineering design process.
• Translate system and subsystem requirements into verification matrices and test procedures.
• Lead electrical verification efforts at board, subsystem, and system levels.
• Design and execute functional, environmental, regression, reliability, and stress testing.
• Drive root cause analysis for electrical failures and implement corrective validation strategies.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and results.
• Design, build, and deploy automated test equipment for PCBAs, harnesses, power systems, and integrated assemblies.
• Develop automated test scripts and frameworks using tools such as Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar.
• Create scalable test architectures to support engineering validation, production test, and field diagnostics.
• Specify and integrate instrumentation into automated systems.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 7+ years of experience in electrical test engineering or hardware validation
• Strong understanding of the engineering design lifecycle and formal verification processes
• Hands-on experience developing automated test equipment and fixtures
• Proficiency with electrical lab instrumentation and measurement techniques
• Experience writing test automation software (Python, LabVIEW, C/C++, or similar)
• Strong troubleshooting skills across analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal systems
• Experience working in cross-functional hardware development environments

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Experience in robotics, autonomous systems, defense, maritime, or ruggedized platforms
• Familiarity with high-voltage power systems and battery integration
• Experience with EMI/EMC testing and environmental qualification
• Knowledge of manufacturing test and DFM/DFT principles
• Experience with requirements management tools and configuration control systems

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents
• Dental and Vision Insurance: Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents
• Generous PTO and Holidays
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Competitive Salary with performance-based bonuses
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Equity options
• Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline
• Free lunch benefit
• Unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

Before you apply

• Requires access to export-controlled information or items that require U.S. Person status (U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or certain protected classes asylees and refugees).

About the company

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, developing solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.