Job Title:  Test Engineer II

Job Purpose

Manufacturing test equipment development (automated and manual) for HFC Uninterruptible Power Supplies, DOCSIS Gateways and embedded IP/networked products, and related peripheral products.  Position involves the design and development of both hardware and software elements of production screening test process.  Perform a variety of moderate to complex engineering tasks using standard and customized test tools.   Develop comprehensive test plans and test procedures, write detailed issue reports, and perform root cause analysis of defective assemblies.  Software skills are required to support automated test activities. #BEL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interface with project engineers, engineering management, and production management to develop test plans and requirement specifications for new and existing products
• Conceptualizing test fixture designs to meet test requirements specification, and following through with full hardware prototype construction and software development of that plan
• Conduct and document qualification testing of fixture / software designs to assure they consistently meet requirements and generate consistent results
• Document and release fixture designs and test procedures to production for use and reproduction.  Work with factory test engineers and manufacturing engineers to introduce new procedures and equipment into the production environment.
• Troubleshoot technical issues that come up during production testing of products to identify root cause and corrective improvements.
• Evaluate new product designs to identify Design for Test improvements and make recommendations to electrical and mechanical design engineers or manufacturing engineers.
• Develop and document maintenance plans and spare equipment requirements for test fixtures
• Collaborate with Engineering team and project stakeholders (Manufacturing, Quality, Service, Product Management) to identify options and solutions to test-oriented problems
• Communicate with engineering group to develop testing procedures/methodologies
• Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 2 year technical degree in electronics or equivalent
• 2 years of automated manufacturing test development experience for electronic products
• Proficiency with electronics laboratory equipment (meters, oscilloscopes, power analyzer, data acquisition modules, power sources, etc.) commonly used for printed circuit testing
• Excellent problem solving, debugging, and analysis skills.
• LabVIEW development experience for hardware integration/automation and test data generation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET framework (Visual Basic)
• Electrical schematic capture experience (e.g., Altium)
• Mechanical and electrical assembly / soldering skills necessary for test fixture prototyping
• Very strong organizational and writing skills to draft concise and effective test procedures for manufacturing personnel to follow
• Detail-oriented and willing to take ownership of tasks, projects, and resolution of problems.  Self-directed and willing to respond to direct tasking.
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Very limited travel may be required

Desirable Qualifications

• Design and/or test experience with power supplies, inverters, battery chargers, ferro-resonant transformers, or batteries
• Design and/or test experience with coaxial RF communication products
• Experience in embedded systems communications protocols: I2C, SPI, RS-485, Ethernet, etc.
• Experience with network communication/routing protocols and the suite of TCP/IP tools (incl. SNMP)
• Linux operating system experience
• Python coding experience
• C/C++ programming experience
• Knowledge of PCB assembly processes
• Familiarity with high volume electronics production test and quality screening methods (ICT, MDA, AOI), Bed-of-Nails physical interfaces, and high reliability test fixture interfaces (Hypertronics, CPC, etc.)
• Exposure and familiarity with MRP/ERP system (optimally SAP)

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