Engineer I, Software Engineer - Test Engineering

Software Engineer (P1) role on the Sensors Test Engineering team, supporting manufacturing in Burnsville, MN through test software development and integration.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and test software solutions and networks.
• Troubleshoot software and electrical device issues on the production line to resolve day-to-day technical problems.
• Collaborate with engineers, operators, and technicians and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Develop test software according to requirements and complete validation and verification before releasing to production.
• Design major components or major portions of functional test software and share findings with the team.
• Create processes, procedures, and best practices for test software design and development in a manufacturing environment.
• Present project and technical information during design reviews to peers, internal management, and customers.

Requirements

• Typically requires a STEM degree (BSSE or BSCpE) and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Prior experience in a software related position.

Technologies

• Visual Basic (VB)
• LabVIEW
• ALM JIRA
• Agile
• AS9100 standards

What You Will Learn

• How to adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• How to design software to communicate and control electrical equipment, components, products, and systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes.
• Life cycle development of test software and test systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Team-based problem solving for complex manufacturing design challenges.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Strong programming foundation in Visual Basic (VB), with secondary experience in LabVIEW.
• Familiarity with RF and digital electronics.
• Hands-on approach and curiosity about how components interact within a system.
• Strong understanding of software-controlled test equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, power supplies, and thermal chambers.
• Familiarity with an aerospace manufacturing environment and AS9100 standards.
• Familiarity with standard avionics busses including 1553, ARINC, CAN, RS485, RS232, and 1394.
• Familiarity with ALM JIRA project management using Agile.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and change direction based on business needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand (virtual doctor visits)
• Bright Horizons (child and elder care services)
• Teladoc Medical Experts (second opinion program)
• May be eligible for relocation

Location: Burnsville, MN, United States (onsite)

Salary: USD 57,200 - 108,800 per year

Education: BSSE or BSCpE degree