Electrical Test Automation Engineer
Mercor (client confidential) · Remote
- Pay
- $70–85/hr
- Commitment
- hourly
- Hours / week
- ~40
- Source
- mercor
About this role
## About the Role Mercor is partnering with a leading technology organization to recruit experienced Electrical Test Automation Engineers for a short-term project. Engineers will apply hands-on industry experience in electrical testing, automation, instrumentation, and hardware validation to solve complex technical problems. ## What You'll Do - Design and implement automated test systems, procedures, and test sequences for electrical and electronic hardware. - Integrate test instruments, data acquisition systems, and hardware interfaces to automate measurements and testing. - Develop test scripts, automation frameworks, and data analysis workflows. - Perform functional, performance, validation, regression, and HIL testing where applicable. - Analyze test results, troubleshoot hardware and test setups, and identify root causes of failures. - Review and validate test methodologies, results, and technical approaches against project requirements. ## Who Should Apply - Electrical Test, Test Automation, Electrical, or Hardware Test Engineers with **hands-on industry experience**. - Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, or a related field. - Experience developing or executing automated electrical test systems and working with laboratory instrumentation. - Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, or equivalent. - Experience with test automation, data acquisition, and instrument-control protocols such as SCPI, GPIB, USB, Ethernet, CAN, or RS-232/485. - Ability to interpret electrical schematics, test specifications, and technical documentation. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with ATE, automated test benches, custom test fixtures, NI hardware, LabVIEW/TestStand, PXI/PXIe, or DAQ systems. - Experience with HIL/SIL, automated regression testing, or Python-based test automation. - Experience testing power electronics, batteries, EVs, motors, embedded systems, or other complex electrical hardware. - Experience with high-voltage or safety-critical systems is a plus. ## Project Details - **Duration:** Short-term project - **Work Type:** Electrical test automation, technical problem-solving, and expert evaluation We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Skills & domains
- ai-training
- rlhf
- sme
- annotation
