Test Engineer

Job Description

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Your Impact

The Test Engineer is the primary technical interface to the Manufacturing Partner site and is accountable for driving both Operational Perfection (Delivery, Quality, and Cost) and Factory Excellence (capability, efficiency, security and sustainability). Position requires strong knowledge on PCBA manufacturing operations and SMT technology roadmap.

• Supports test engineering functions at the manufacturing sites including:
• Lead daily support of our products, systems, and tools in manufacturing.
• Support New Product Introductions in manufacturing.
• Support product transfers between manufacturing sites.
• Analyze various sets of data for quality & process control.
• Solve automation and product-related testing issues.
• Collaborate with product team to implement and deploy test strategies, test plans, and test processes for a group of products.
• Perform product test coverage, optimization analysis.
• Troubleshoot test automation code at Manufacturing Partners.
• Provides technical support for all systemic defects and Line stops/Purges/Quality issues.
• Factory site technical quality metrics ownership and driving metrics improvement relating to testing.
• Manufacturing test capacity management, asset, and budget planning and management.
• Responsible for specifying, developing and/or procuring test equipment, test fixtures and test solutions.
• Coordinates the delivery and assembly of test equipment.
• Define/Guide debug process for test engineers in manufacturing sites.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically requires a BSEE or BSCE with 10+ years of Test Engineering experience at an electronics manufacturing industry or any other automated testing of hardware subject area.
• Understanding of standard Design for Test (DFT) techniques and a basic understanding of Cisco or industry-standard test.
• Strong programming knowledge – OOP and Python, Linux/Unix shell scripting. Layer 2/3 data networking experience and DB query experience (SQL, Cassandra, Impala, etc).
• Strong communication written & verbal (in English) to clearly synthesize and reduce complex situations on simple descriptions to communicate with internal and external partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to self-motivate with a strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible.
• Lead and Inspire change in collaboration with a diverse cross-functional team in a Cross-Cultural and global work environment.
• Confirmed Program Management experience.
• You feel comfortable working under high pressure and get results with limited oversight.
• CCNA certification desired, Linux certificate is an advantage.

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