# Electrical Test Engineer at Salient Motion

- Company: Salient Motion
- What the company does: We design, manufacturer and support actuation systems for commercial and military systems. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://salientmotion.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Torrance, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $110K to $130K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/salientmotion/jobs/5281407008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/salient-motion-electrical-test-engineer/

## About the role

This role focuses on the electrical side of qualification: EMI/EMC, power quality, electrical performance, and environmental testing of power electronics, including instrumentation and data acquisition. The role includes witnessing tests at customer and partner sites both domestically and abroad and leverages our in-house EMI/EMC capability.

## What they're looking for

- Plan, write, and execute electrical qualification and acceptance test procedures for PSUs, power electronics, and integrated LRUs
- Develop test plans and reports to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H, including EMI/EMC, power input, voltage spike, and electrical performance testing to support qualification as well as unit acceptance testing
- Design and build electrical test setups, instrumentation, harnessing, and data acquisition configurations
- Execute and analyze EMI/EMC testing, including emissions and susceptibility, leveraging the in-house EMI/EMC tent
- Manage testing at outsourced labs and witness tests at customer and partner facilities, domestically and internationally
- Coordinate test schedules, witness points, and acceptance criteria with customers and labs

Tags: Hardware Engineering