Hardware Test Enginer

Job Title: Hardware Test Engineer

Job Description

The Hardware Test Engineer develops and executes test programs for next-generation vision systems and sensors intended for high-reliability and harsh environments. This role ensures electronic hardware meets design and performance requirements through hands-on testing, troubleshooting, debugging, analysis, and clear reporting. You will contribute directly to the development of advanced sensor products, including a vision system for a lunar rover, while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of vision system sensor products for high-reliability applications.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and procedures to verify electronic hardware against design requirements.
• Set up and operate lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Test electronic hardware such as printed circuit boards (PCBs), electronic assemblies, and individual components.
• Perform design verification and validation testing to confirm hardware meets functional and performance requirements.
• Conduct board-level and system-level hardware testing, including design verification testing (DVT), acceptance test procedures (ATP), functional testing, EMI/EMC testing, and environmental testing.
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware issues, investigate failures, and identify root causes in digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuitry.
• Perform and document hardware reliability and performance analyses, including Derating Analysis, Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Worst-Case Analysis.
• Prepare clear and detailed documentation of test results, test reports, and design documentation.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, electrical, systems, manufacturing, and other engineering teams to resolve technical issues and improve designs.
• Provide technical guidance and support to less experienced team members, sharing best practices in hardware testing and analysis.
• Apply design practices that support EMI/EMC compliance and reliability requirements for military, aerospace, medical, and space-related applications.
• Follow formal configuration control methods to maintain accurate records of hardware, test procedures, and design changes.

Essential Skills

• At least 5 years of experience in hardware testing, including design verification testing (DVT), acceptance test procedures (ATP), functional testing, EMI/EMC testing, and environmental testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with board-level and systems-level hardware testing.
• Proficiency with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuitry.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and debugging skills for complex electronic hardware issues.
• Ability to perform reliability and performance analyses such as Derating Analysis, FMECA, and Worst-Case Analysis.
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Knowledge of design practices for military or space industries.
• Familiarity with radiation analysis and EEE-INST-002 standards.
• Experience designing for EMI/EMC compliance.
• Strong documentation skills, including the ability to produce clear test reports and design records.
• Familiarity with formal configuration control methods.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet time-critical deadlines while ensuring reliable designs.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated initiative, superior problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving project requirements and technologies.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with optical and vision system design and testing.
• Experience working in military, defense, aerospace, or medical hardware environments.
• Experience supporting high-reliability, harsh-environment applications, including space-related systems such as lunar rover vision systems.
• Ability to provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and team members.
• Highly motivated team player with a collaborative mindset and strong ownership of project outcomes.

Work Environment

This role is primarily lab-based, with four days per week on-site and the possibility of working from home on Fridays. You will work hands-on with test and measurement equipment in an engineering lab environment as part of a close-knit team of approximately ten people. The setting emphasizes collaboration, rigorous testing practices, and formal configuration control. The position offers long-term employment potential, opportunities for extension or conversion, and access to interesting, cutting-edge projects such as developing a vision system for a lunar rover. The broader culture supports career advancement, steady engagement on engineering programs, and exposure to major industry players in sectors such as defense, aerospace, and advanced technology.

This is a Contract position based out of Ottawa, ON.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

This is a Contract position based out of Ottawa, ON.

This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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