Senior Test Engineer

Position Summary:

A Test Engineer designs, develops, and implements cost-effective methods that result in stable, controlled production test methods of multiple kW RF and DC power supplies.  The purpose is to establish a test paradigm that will meet customer’s needs, meeting product specifications with well-documented test processes and data.  The data and processes will result in production SPC control to keep product measurements and power control repeatable and cost effective.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Ensure testability of new product designs, providing feedback to design teams addressing opportunities for defects in manufacturing and field use.
• Accurately estimate project costs, production test and labor time as associated with implementing production test solutions.
• Implement test flow and process into manufacturing that includes the software, databases and hardware for manufcaturing.
• Create the test structure and flow of manufacturing, work with engineering to transition to production
• Ability to implement SPC and provide databases and reporting infrastructure to customers and internally
• Own the test requirements that will ensure the product will meet its end specification.
• Prepares test and diagnostic programs in LabView and Matlab.
• Lead MSA’s across multiple sites
• Analyze test equipment capabilities and ensure control of critical parameters of products and test equipment.
• Works with diagrams, layouts and electrical circuit schematics to develop test procedures that will catch failures, ensure reliability and accuracy of RF and DC power supplies.
• Performs operational test and fault isolation on electrical systems and equipment.
• Work with engineering teams in Asia and the US.

Work Environment:

• Regularly works in a lab and/or manufacturing/service facilities. Occasional travel to international locations.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Science with at least 5 year(s) relevant experience
• Greater than 5 years of relevant design/development team and/or manufacturing support. 
• Proven ability to methodically solve complex, technical issues. 
• Must have strong problem-solving attributes. 
• Able to operate a electrical test equipment – oscilloscopes, DVM, electrical power measurent, spectrum analyzers.
• Capable in hardware and software development. 
• Strong at communicating with and influencing design teams, vendors, and customers.
• Demonstrated proficency in NI LabView test application development – muliple years of development.
• Demonstrated development of an entire test paradigm for manufacturing.
• Demonstrated implementation of SPC in manufacturing, design of experiments (DOE), measurement system analysis (MSA).