Full Description

Aitech Defense Systems is renowned for its innovation in rugged embedded systems, designed to operate reliably in the challenging environments of military, defense, aerospace, and space applications. Founded in 1983, Aitech has a rich history of pioneering advancements such as the world’s first conduction-cooled MIL-SPEC VMEbus board and has continually evolved its product line to include state-of-the-art SBCs, GPGPU-based AI applications, and advanced cybersecurity for mission-critical systems. Joining us means you’ll be working at the forefront of technology with projects that span across land, sea, air, and space, supporting some of the top prime contractors in the industry. This opportunity will allow you to contribute to groundbreaking projects and push the boundaries of embedded computing technology.

Role Overview

• The Senior Systems Test Engineer (SEIT) will lead complex system test and verification activities for Aitech’s embedded systems, ensuring functional, performance, and reliability requirements are met. As a senior technical leader, this role will mentor and guide junior engineers, drive process improvements, and interface with systems, hardware, firmware, and software teams. The SEIT will also work with aerospace lifecycle processes, certification standards, and safety assessments for defense, aerospace, and space programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead system-level test planning, integration, and verification for complex embedded hardware and software systems.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior test engineers, promoting best practices in test methodology, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and firmware teams to define test requirements, success criteria, and verification methods.
• Conduct integration and test activities ensuring performance and reliability in rugged, mission-critical environments.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks to increase efficiency and repeatability.
• Document and track defects, perform root cause analysis, and recommend corrective actions.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and system verification reviews, including SRR, PDR, TRR, CDR, SOI, and PRR.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace certification and design assurance standards (DO-254, DO-178C, AS9100, ARP4754, ARP4761).
• Apply knowledge of aerospace safety assessment and systems development processes.
• Work with and validate systems according to MIL-STD-810, DO-160, MIL-STD-461, MIL-217, and defense/aerospace communication protocols.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Provide leadership in problem-solving, risk mitigation, and proactive issue resolution, balancing technical and financial considerations.