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Title: Senior Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Engineer Aerospace / Defense
Location: Hauppauge , NY Remote
Employment Type: Contract / Contract-to-Hire
We are seeking a Senior Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in NI LabVIEW, NI TestStand, and PXI/PXIe systems to support the development, maintenance, and upgrade of production test systems for aerospace and defense applications. The ideal candidate will be a with a strong background in hardware/software integration, avionics protocols, and MIL/Aerospace test standards.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, maintain, and upgrade NI PXI-based automated test systems
Develop software in NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand for ATP/ESS production tests
Integrate 3rd-party hardware into existing NI-based systems for performance improvements
Troubleshoot and repair test equipment to resolve production line-down issues
Train production operators on software use, calibration, and test procedures
Perform failure analysis and provide recommendations for corrective actions
Ensure compliance with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, RTCA/DO-160, and IPC-610 requirements
Collaborate with engineering teams to support avionics and aerospace programs
Create and maintain procedural documentation and test operator guides
Required Skills & Experience:
10+ years in test system software & hardware development
Expert in NI LabVIEW, NI TestStand, and PXI/PXIe/PCI hardware
Strong knowledge of DAQ Cards, chassis, I/O modules
Experience with avionics/military protocols: ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS-232/422/485
Familiarity with I2C, SPI, JTAG, Ethernet, UDP, TCP/IP
Skilled in using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DAQs, RF/optical analyzers, multimeters
Experience qualifying embedded systems to MIL and IEC standards
Knowledge of analog circuits, embedded microprocessors, FPGAs, and supporting circuitry
Experience with MKS, Enovia, DOORS or similar tools
ship required (ITAR compliance)
Keywords: NI LabVIEW, NI TestStand, PXI, PXIe, PCI, DAQ, Automated Test Equipment, ATE, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS-232, RS-485, I2C, SPI, JTAG, Avionics, Aerospace, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, DO-160, Test Engineering, National Instruments, MKS, Enovia, DOORS, Python