Lead Engineer, Test Development

Summary

The Lead Engineer, Test Development designs, develops and implements automatic test equipment and test programs for product testing and design verification which ensure robust and high quality assembled products in manufacturing.
A Test Development Engineer may specialize in many areas but are generally categorized into Structural (verification of an assembly process by testing each of its smaller elements and their interconnects) and Functional (verification that a design will perform its main purpose)

Incumbents are fully qualified to execute job/role accountabilities working independently on most aspects of the job. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. 
Tasks are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required to complete recurring assignments independently and to determine the best methods to follow to complete assignments. 
Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the division’s/department’s operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under general Supervision. 
Situations not covered by standard processes, procedures and methods are referred to manager or expert resource.  May demonstrate work methods to new employees. Builds internal and external relationships, 
with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service and teams.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Develops and executes assembly/test strategy for new products including design for manufacture and test analysis and feedback.
• Executes assembly / test bringup for new products
• Maintaining test fixtures and specialized tools for mfg test automation
• Involvement in all areas of the test development process, including procurement, 
• software development, hardware integration, system integration, qualification and installation support for manufacturing.
• Implements production systems to ensure maximum utilization of critical resources, maximum throughput, minimum cost and capacity growth.
• Integrate tools and code developed by other internal groups or external customers.
• Debug of solutions using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Project leadership, including management of (and communication with) team members, suppliers and customers both internal & external.
• Collaborate with a highly experienced engineering team to review and provide input on development designs and test strategies.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to all aspects of the development process.
• Some Travelling requirements to overseas (Mexico, Asia, EU)

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Bachelor of Applied Science or Engineering in Computer, Electrical, Software, or Computer Science
• Engineering Foundation Competencies
• Knowledge and understanding of the design process for systems and printed circuit boards
• Knowledge and understanding of systems and printed circuit board manufacturing processes and equipment
• Knowledge of industry and quality standards
• Ability to evaluate, diagnose and troubleshoot problems
• Knowledge of materials and components used in the construction of systems and printed circuit boards and subassemblies
• Knowledge of industry and quality standards for incoming materials
• Ability to evaluate materials, gather and analyze data and determine root cause of problems
• Knowledge of testing software, processes and methodologies and failure analysis
• Knowledge of IT platforms, networking, database design and programming languages appropriate to area
• Minimum 2-3 years of practical software development experience in Linux environment with minimum one language (Python preferred)
• Minimum 2-3 years of practical experience using GIT in Linux environment (preferred)
• Minimum 3-4 years of engineering development and manufacturing operations support (preferred, not mandatory)
• Some Javascript, HTML, XML, TCL, Bash Scripting, MS Visual Studio .NET (C#, VB, ASP), SQL, GIT (preferred)
• Strong operations background (electronics manufacturing experience preferred, not mandatory)
• Software design, development, debug and release
• Some Hardware development, integration and qualification (preferred)
• Project leadership and managing multiple projects
• Good organization skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers
• Instrumentation automation, driver development (preferred, not mandatory)
• Development in Aerospace & Defense and/or Healthcare industry would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Development in Hyperscale, Cloud Connectivity and/or DataCenter industry would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Some development experience with National Instruments LabView would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Some National Instruments TestStand experience would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Some board design and layout experience would be an asset (not mandatory)

Physical Demands

• Lab work including assembling test equipment, racks of instruments, running cables, wiring and pcb assembly
• Normal office environment with exposure to manufacturing environments
• May require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data
• Repetitive manual movements are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc)

Typical Experience

• 2 to 4 years of related experience; Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

• Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.