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VPT Radiation Laboratory and Test Services, VPT Rad, provides specialist environments and test solutions for evaluating electronics used in aerospace and nuclear applications where ionizing radiation can degrade the service life of the electronics hardware.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a Test Engineer with 2+ years of experience to join our small team. In this role, you will focus on creating test procedures, designing custom test hardware, and developing automated scripts to evaluate electronic components. Prior experience with radiation testing is not required. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation in hardware testing, solid lab skills, and a strong willingness to learn. We will fully train and mentor you on the radiation physics and specialized testing methods required for the role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Test Plan Creation: Write detailed test plans, procedures, and checklists to verify how electronic components perform under different conditions.
- Automated Scripting: Develop and maintain automated test scripts - primarily using Python - to control lab instruments, automate measurements, and log data.
- Lab Testing: Set up and operate standard lab test equipment (such as oscilloscopes, source-measure units [SMUs], power supplies, and multimeters) for component-level and board-level testing.
- Data Analysis: Review and analyze test data using Python or other data tools to find performance trends, anomalies, and verify component specs.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to build test setups, troubleshoot hardware issues, and keep projects on schedule.
- Radiation Training: Learn radiation testing standards (like Total Ionizing Dose and Single Event Effects) and help the team prepare for and run test campaigns at external facilities.
This is a full-time position. VPT Rad offers an excellent benefits package upon hire, including health, vision and dental insurance, 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts and paid time off. Salary will be discussed with applicant and is dependent upon experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Citizenship: Due to the nature of the position, a US Citizen is required.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Experience: 2+ years of practical experience in electronics testing, hardware verification, or test automation.
- PCB Design: Experience with PCB design tools to create schematic captures and board layouts for custom test fixtures or breakout boards.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python for instrument control, script automation, or data processing.
- Lab Skills: Hands-on experience working in a hardware lab environment with standard test equipment and a good understanding of electronics fundamentals.
- Troubleshooting: Basic experience troubleshooting circuit boards down to the component level.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience working in small, fast-paced team environments.
- Familiarity with other test tools or languages (such as LabVIEW or C/C++).
- Mindset: A strong curiosity and a proven capability to learn complex new technical concepts quickly.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
- 2+ years of practical experience in electronics testing, hardware verification, or test automation
- Experience with PCB design tools for schematic capture and board layout
- Proficiency in Python for instrument control, test automation, or data processing
- Hands-on hardware laboratory experience with standard test equipment and electronics fundamentals
- Basic component-level circuit board troubleshooting experience
- Experience working in small, fast-paced team environments
- Familiarity with LabVIEW or C/C++
- Ability to learn complex technical concepts quickly
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
