Salient Motion

Salient Motion

Electrical Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$130kDetected 28 days ago
EMI/EMCMIL-STDDO-160Power ElectronicsLoad TestingCommunicationWriting

About the role

  • ** Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**
  • We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building the financial infrastructure behind cutting-edge hardware, let's chat!

Responsibilities

  • The role includes witnessing tests at customer and partner sites both domestically and abroad and leverages our in-house EMI/EMC capability.
  • Develop test plans and reports to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H, including EMI/EMC, power input, voltage spike, and electrical performance testing to support qualification as well as unit acceptance testing.
  • Design and build electrical test setups, instrumentation, harnessing, and data acquisition configurations.
  • Manage testing at outsourced labs and witness tests at customer and partner facilities, domestically and internationally.
  • Analyze test data, identify electrical failure modes, and drive root-cause/corrective action with design and firmware engineering.
  • Come join us and help build next generation systems that will make a massive impact at global scale.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements**
  • 2+ years of qualification or environmental test experience on aerospace, defense, or comparable hardware.
  • Proficiency with electrical test instrumentation, oscilloscopes, spectrum/EMI receivers, DAQ systems, and data analysis.
  • U.S. Person status required per ITAR.
  • Ability to travel internationally (valid passport required).

Nice to have

  • Experience with power electronics, motor drives, power supplies, or motor control hardware.
  • Deep EMI/EMC test familiarity, including chamber/tent operation.
  • Familiarity with CANbus and digital communication interfaces.
  • Exposure to Part 23 & 25 certification environments.
  • Experience working with third-party test labs and witnessing customer acceptance testing.
  • What we have to offer:

Compensation

  • Life Insurance (2x Salary) 100% covered by the company
  • $110,000 to $130,000 base salary + equity

Benefits

  • Exceptional healthcare benefits - Medical is 100% covered by the company
  • Flexible PTO, 401K, Financial Wellness Resources, and more

Company info

  • We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense.
  • If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building the financial infrastructure behind cutting-edge hardware, let's chat!
  • We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future.
  • A couple other things:
  • We offer a lot of autonomy
  • We like to run lean for impact
  • We have great benefits
  • We are well funded, and already generating revenue
  • We're currently in Torrance, CA, but will be moving into a new facility in Hawthorne, CA in the summer!
  • Coordinate test schedules, witness points, and acceptance criteria with customers and labs.
  • We are not just building components.
  • We are reshaping the future of the Aerospace and Defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market!

Visa & Work Authorization

  • U.S. Person status required per ITAR

This listing is sourced directly from Salient Motion's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.