Hardware Test Engineer

Axon Axon · Enterprise · Belgium · Remote · 2022 New Ventures

This role is for a Hardware Test Engineer on the Axon Robotics team, focusing on designing and building test automation systems for mission-critical robots like UAVs and UGVs. The engineer will be involved in the research and development of test platforms, designing schematics and PCBs, verifying prototypes, and supporting manufacturing. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, 5+ years of experience in electronics design with an emphasis on test automation, and proficiency in using test equipment and EDA tools. Programming skills in Python, C#, C/C++ are also required for building automated test platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in research and development of our next generation products test platform
  2. Design schematic, PCBs, test, verify prototypes and assist the Firmware and Software Engineering Teams in bringing up new boards
  3. Design and build custom test systems for measuring the performance of our electronics systems
  4. Test and measure boards, multi-board assemblies and electronic components such as batteries, motors, etc.
  5. Support manufacturing and follow up designs when changes are required due to component obsolescence or unavailability

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of industry-leading electronics design experience with emphasis on designing test automation solutions for PCBAs.
  • Comfortable using test equipment such as DMM, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer
  • Excellent hands-on skills: able to assemble board prototypes with lab equipment
  • Excellent all-round electronics knowledge, from analog to digital
  • Proficient doing multi-layer PCB layouts and/or rigid-flex designs
  • Awareness of EMC and signal integrity issues and best practices as they relate to PCB design
  • Knowledge of at least one EDA package: Altium Designer and/or Cadence OrCAD
  • Knowledge of Python,C#,C/C++, or other languages for building out automated test platform.

Nice to have

  • Passion and curiosity for Embedded Electronics systems
  • Passion for Drones and Robots
  • English proficiency required, French and or Dutch are a plus
  • Any experience with the following is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of industry-leading electronics design experience with emphasis on designing test automation solutions for PCBAs.