Quest Defense Systems & Solutions is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Production & Test for 1st shift, with experience troubleshooting and supporting complex electronic hardware in a production environment. This role focuses on diagnosing and resolving issues across digital, analog, RF, and mixed-signal systems at the circuit card and subsystem level.

You’ll play a key role in supporting production, improving yield, and driving root cause and corrective actions on hardware used in mission-critical defense applications.

Shift: 1st (M-F, 7am to 4pm)
Location: Tucson, AZ (onsite) Relocation Assistance Available.
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required; Secret clearance (active or obtainable)

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve electrical issues on complex circuit card assemblies and subsystems in a production environment
• Perform hands-on debugging using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, and power supplies
• Analyze failures, identify root cause, and drive corrective actions across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams
• Support production and test operations by investigating defects, improving yield, and reducing recurring issues
• Review and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and bills of materials to support failure analysis and resolution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, test, and suppliers to ensure hardware performance and delivery
• Generate and maintain technical documentation, including redlines, discrepancy reports, and engineering change packages
• Evaluate defect trends and production data to identify opportunities for process and product improvement
• Support supplier engagements, including technical issue resolution and statement of work development
• This role is primarily focused on production support and hardware troubleshooting, not new design work
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, shift-based production environment with minimal oversight

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 3–5+ years of experience supporting, testing, or troubleshooting electronic hardware in a production, manufacturing, or lab environment
• Hands-on experience testing and/or debugging complex circuit card assemblies or electronic subsystems (digital, analog, RF, or mixed-signal)
• Proficiency using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators, and power supplies for hardware debugging and analysis
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and bills of materials (BoMs) to support failure analysis
• Experience performing root cause analysis and driving corrective actions on hardware issues
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test, quality, and suppliers
• Comfortable working onsite in a shift-based production environment (3rd shift)
• Active Secret security clearance or obtainable (U.S. Citizenship required)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting electrical hardware in a production or manufacturing environment
• Background in failure analysis, yield improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience working with suppliers to resolve technical issues and implement corrective actions
• Familiarity with subsystem or system-level integration and test
• Experience with engineering change processes (ECOs), redlines, and configuration-controlled documentation
• Exposure to design or development of electronic or electro-mechanical subsystems (circuit design, fabrication, assembly processes)
• Experience working in high-reliability or regulated industries (aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, etc.)
• Familiarity with RF or mixed-signal systems and associated test/debug methods
• Experience using engineering tools for analysis, simulation, or measurement (e.g., MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar)

Pay: $62.00 - $67.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person