Hardware Test Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Maintain ownership of test activities in production and ensuring production test flow. Provide hands-on troubleshooting efforts and resolve complex infrared systems issues found during testing.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream - from system level checkouts and acceptance testing to key component level in process validation.
• Generate test work instructions that can be easily followed by technician team in MES. Train technicians on equipment use as required.
• Develop library of common failure modes with troubleshooting guide/diagrams for fast issue resolution.
• Maintain and develop software for test automation, data analytics, and report generation.
• Determine root cause of product failures and recommend appropriate corrective actions (RCCA).
• Work with Design, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to support customer returns and failure analysis.
• Contribute feedback to early-stage test design for test processes supporting early-stage products (NPI).

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Experience with data acquisition and processing with MATLAB, Python and other programming languages.
• Experience with test automation and report generation.
• Strong root cause analysis skills of non-conforming hardware, software, and firmware.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working on projects that involve the integration of electrical, opto-mechanical, and software/firmware systems.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance