Electrical Test Automation Engineer

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About AI Training Work

AI training is the human side of building artificial intelligence. Specialists help prepare and evaluate the technical data, tests, and model outputs that modern AI systems learn from, making engineering expertise valuable in this fast-growing field.

This work can provide flexible, remote opportunities for people with specialized knowledge. Your electrical test automation experience can support the development and evaluation of systems used in advanced AI workflows.

The Role

OpenTrain is seeking an Electrical Test Automation Engineer for a short-term project supporting AI training workflows. You will work with electrical and electronic hardware, laboratory instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and hardware interfaces to create reliable test approaches and assess results against technical requirements.

The project combines test-system development, hardware validation, automation, and expert judgment across complex electrical systems. The role is listed as entry level, requires 20+ hours per week, and is available worldwide.

• Contractor and part-time engagement
• Compensation: $70-$85 per hour
• Language: English
• Worldwide eligibility

What You'll Do

You will design and execute automated testing approaches, connect instruments and data systems, and use technical analysis to evaluate hardware behavior. The work may include functional, performance, validation, regression, and hardware-in-the-loop testing where applicable.

• Design automated test systems, procedures, and test sequences for electrical and electronic hardware
• Integrate test instruments, data acquisition systems, and hardware interfaces to automate measurements
• Develop test scripts, automation frameworks, and data analysis workflows
• Perform functional, performance, validation, regression, and hardware-in-the-loop testing where applicable
• Analyze results and troubleshoot hardware and test setups
• Identify root causes of failures
• Review test methodologies and technical approaches against project requirements

Required Qualifications

The project details identify this opportunity as entry level, while the stated role requirements call for hands-on industry experience and degree-level training. Candidates should be able to interpret electrical schematics, test specifications, and technical documentation.

• Hands-on industry experience in electrical testing, hardware testing, or test automation
• Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in electrical engineering, electronics, instrumentation, mechatronics, or a related field
• Experience developing or executing automated electrical test systems with laboratory instrumentation
• Experience with data acquisition systems
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, or an equivalent programming environment
• Working knowledge of protocols such as SCPI, GPIB, USB, Ethernet, CAN, or RS-232/485
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, test specifications, and technical documentation

Helpful Technical Background

Additional experience with automated test equipment and specialized hardware environments can be useful for this project. Relevant backgrounds include test benches, custom fixtures, NI hardware, and automated regression systems.

• LabVIEW or TestStand
• PXI or PXIe systems
• DAQ systems
• Hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop testing
• Python-based test automation
• Power electronics or batteries
• Electric vehicles or motors
• Embedded systems
• High-voltage equipment or safety-critical systems

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