Senior Electronics Test Engineer

About Centum T&S Canada

CENTUM T&S Canada offers electronic and software solutions for the transportation industry: - Information Management & Security: Passenger Information Systems (PIS), Video Surveillance, Public Address and Intercom, Ethernet Network, Automatic Passenger Counting (APC)... The company has two excellence centers located in Lyon, France and in Montreal, Canada with approx. 50 professionals. Since July 2016, Centum T&S is part of Centum group, with its 2250 employees and $150M turnover.

Position: Senior Electronics Test Engineer

Role: Full-Time

Job location : Montreal/Greater Montreal (Onsite, Hybrid)

The Senior Electronics Test Engineer is responsible for design, integration and commissioning of specialized electronic test equipment for testing mixed signal (Digital & RF) electronic products used in satellites and other space-based systems. The chosen candidate will work closely with PCB designers, Digital (FPGA), Software and RF designers as part of a product integration team responsible for developing complex test systems and validating flight equipment. A dynamic work environment will allow for exposure to many facets of electronic product development and allow the candidate to excel in a well-rounded manner.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the design of complex test setups and electrical ground support equipment
• Understand test and validation requirements and make recommendations to the team lead to improve efficiency
• Write and execute test procedures for space-flight electronics qualification
• Design and build custom test solutions including custom racks, HIL systems, TVAC testing and instrumentation, cabling setups, custom test fixture and related apparatuses.
• Design specialized PCB assemblies, overseeing parts management for the test equipment and coordinate orders with the buyers
• Support development of embedded systems, FPGAs and Microcontrollers and pilot the integration of such in the test system
• Develop framework for automation of test sequences and support implementation
• Work with the product design team and test technicians to review test data and produce compliance matrix.
• Support, troubleshoot and debug test equipment and flight hardware
• Produce technical drawings, reports and other documentation
• Develop experimental techniques necessary to drive product technology development
• Prepare and conduct test-readiness reviews for both internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and 10 years of experience in testing electronic systems, high-speed digital communications (20 GHz+), and RF communications
• Knowledgeable in test automation and scripting
• Knowledge/experience with MATLAB & Python
• Familiarity with CI/CD framework and pipelines (Jenkins) is an asset
• Good knowledge of various protocols such as RS-485/422/232, I2C, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, IEEE802.3, Gigabit Ethernet, SerDes and other serial interfaces and peripherals.
• Understanding of analog and digital circuit design. Able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve hardware irregularities. Ability to interpret electrical schematics. PCB design experience.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation such as oscilloscope, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, arbitrary waveform generator, SPI bus analyzer, JTAG interface, etc.
• Experience with test processes such as thermal, vacuum, shock, vibration, dynamic burn-in, life-cycle, EMI, etc. is an asset
• Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills.
• The ideal candidate would be a multidisciplinary, pro-active, enthusiastic, and a result-oriented team player

Only apply if you are able to successfully hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.