{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"72ca13579af2df7e511d3eae","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/72ca13579af2df7e511d3eae","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/72ca13579af2df7e511d3eae","title":"Test Engineer","description":"Job Brief\nTest Engineer\nDCS’s IST Sector is an employee-owned organization with a reputation for agile and efficient development of technology solutions for U.S. Defense, Aerospace, Human Factors, and Security markets. We continue to provide innovative solutions with our multidisciplinary teams formed with exceptional employees. We are seeking a dynamic, team oriented, energetic, and customer focused Test Engineer to support our U.S. Air Force customer’s Life Support System Scientific Test Analysis and Qualification (LSS STAQ) Lab located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This is an in-person position. You will be working with a group of Managers, Engineers, and Technicians, with the responsibility of defining requirements and leading the technical efforts of experiments that test and characterize properties of life support systems.\nEssential Job Functions:\nMaintain relationships with customers and attend engineering meetings to develop future test efforts.\nDevelop test plans and lab test agreements with customer and Lab Manager concurrence prior to start of all tests.\nDevelop and maintain LabVIEW testing interface and data acquisition system.\nCreate and maintain various data science tools to expedite post test data analysis and graph building.\nMaintain lab electrical systems to include running new wires, creating electrical connections, and soldering.\nDevelop drawings for lab equipment and tooling in 3D CAD using SOLIDWORKS.\nDevelop customer updates, test plans, and test reports that meet deadlines and technical requirements as agreed upon with the customer.\nLead all project actions including verification of equipment readiness, calibration, documentation, setup, execution, and reporting.\nEnsure test methods, work instructions, and engineering standards used are current and relevant.\nRequired Skills:\nDue to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. citizenship is required.\nAt least a bachelor's degree in engineering field (Computer Science/Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Preferred), with at least 2 years of related experience.\nExperience creating and following test plans tailored to military testing standards.\nExperience with LabVIEW and Python.\nExperience developing software to interface with a variety of hardware components.\nExcellent written and verbal English communication skills.\nDesired Skills:\nProficiency with using CAD software (SOLIDWORKS).\nExperience using statistical software including MatLab, JMP, and R.\nAbility to create and follow electrical diagrams.\nExperience soldering electrical components.\nCategory: Engineer","company":"DCS","rawCompany":"dcs","city":"Dayton","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T20:42:23.331Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"},{"code":"17-2112.02","title":"Validation Engineers","slug":"validation-engineers"},{"code":"17-3029.00","title":"Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other","slug":"engineering-technologists-and-technicians-except-drafters-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541380","title":"Testing Laboratories and Services","slug":"testing-laboratories-and-services"},{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Test Engineer","description":"Job Brief\nTest Engineer\nDCS’s IST Sector is an employee-owned organization with a reputation for agile and efficient development of technology solutions for U.S. Defense, Aerospace, Human Factors, and Security markets. We continue to provide innovative solutions with our multidisciplinary teams formed with exceptional employees. We are seeking a dynamic, team oriented, energetic, and customer focused Test Engineer to support our U.S. Air Force customer’s Life Support System Scientific Test Analysis and Qualification (LSS STAQ) Lab located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This is an in-person position. 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