Manufacturing Test Engineer

THE COMPANY

Silvus Technologies is dedicated to one mission: connecting those who keep us safe. We do so by delivering the most advanced Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) radios powered by our custom and ever-evolving Mobile-Networked MIMO waveform. Together, our radios and waveform provide the vital communications for mission critical applications in the harshest environments from underground tunnels to high altitude balloons.

Silvus StreamCaster® radios are being rapidly adopted by customers all over the world ranging from the U.S Departments of Defense, to International, Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies, all the way to the Super Bowl, Grammys and industry-leading drone, robot, and other unmanned systems manufacturers.

Wouldn’t you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

Following its acquisition by Motorola Solutions, Silvus Technologies is entering a new phase of scale and strategic impact.  We are expanding our Strategic Growth organization to shape demand early, influence requirements, and embed Silvus Technologies into future programs of record across the U.S. Department of Defense.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Manufacturing Test Engineer position reports to the Software Quality Assurance Manager within the Software Engineering team.  The successful individual in this role will own production automated test infrastructure for StreamCaster wireless systems—designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing test stations and logging/analysis tools to ensure full feature coverage and reliable performance. They will also partner closely with RF, systems, software, and quality engineering teams to establish thresholds, validate new tests, enable feature rollouts, and support resolution of production line issues through effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

This position is 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, at Silvus Technologies’ HQ in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement comprehensive test plans to provide full coverage of wireless communication system feature sets
• Design and implement logging and log analysis tools to capture performance of both the systems under test and the test infrastructure itself
• Take ownership of production test station design, implementation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade; continuous improvement of manufacturing test efficiency.
• Collaborate with RF and systems engineering teams to understand performance requirements and establish production tests and performance thresholds.
• Partner with engineering and quality teams to validate new testing approaches for rollout to production.
• Work closely with the software development team to augment production test systems to support rollout of new features and product configurations.
• Basic manufacturing failure troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production failures escalated to engineering.
• Travel Requirements – rare local travel, as required by Silvus.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related technical field plus a minimum of 2 years of test engineering experience.
• Strong foundational skills in software development with Python, C/C++, or related languages.
• Experience developing for one or more of Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, or Bare metal environments.
• Demonstrated experience in wireless/networking or an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Proficient with RF instruments such as signal generators and spectrum analyzers.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
• Demonstrated experience developing software for automated test equipment (ATE).
• Skilled in the use of containerization and deployment tools like Docker or Nginx.
• Acquainted with mesh networking.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Aptitude for problem-solving and troubleshooting technical challenges

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL RE