Automation & Test Engineer

INFICON • East Syracuse, NY

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About The Position

The Automation & Test Engineer develops and implements automated test solutions to improve production quality and productivity. The role joins a growing team building robust workflows and standardized practices to scale future test development. The engineer uses INFICON’s preferred platform, LabVIEW/TestStand, to create industrial test software and manufacturing test solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated expertise with National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW/TestStand programming, or equivalent experience with similar platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong self-learning and self-motivation.
• Detail-oriented, analytical approach.
• Ability to identify appropriate courses of action, engage others, and build trust and credibility across the organization.
• Demonstrated experience working with a source code control system such as GIT, Perforce, or TSVN is preferred.
• Basic experience writing SQL or similar queries.
• PLC programming experience is preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated expertise with National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW/TestStand programming.
• Demonstrated experience working with a source code control system such as GIT, Perforce, or TSVN.
• Experience with PLC programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automated test systems to improve productivity and ensure product quality.
• Define and prepare comprehensive test systems, test plans, and procedures.
• Develop LabVIEW/TestStand test software for manufacturing use by production technicians.
• Work with Design and Product Engineering to clarify test requirements and support design for testability.
• Create production test solutions using the Test Engineering team’s common, modular platform.
• Design and build electrical/digital test interfaces and fixturing.
• Produce and maintain design artifacts, including schematics and software build documentation.
• Support and troubleshoot existing production test equipment.
• Work jointly with manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, and design engineering groups.

Benefits

• Profit-sharing bonus with a target of 10%.
• 401(k) match up to 8%, subject to a vesting schedule.
• Flexible work hours.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Relocation assistance.
• Major medical, dental, health, and vision benefits.
• Vacation and sick time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive compensation and additional employee benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time