Electronics Test Development Engineer

Wenzel Associates Inc • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Electronics Test Development Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated test stations. This role bridges R&D and manufacturing by developing the test infrastructure required to validate new electronic/RF hardware designs and ensure quality during high-volume production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with proven relative experience.
• Five years of LabVIEW 2020 – 2026 experience for test development and instrument automation.
• Hands-on experience with rack-based test instruments such as: RF Switches, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies.
• Experience with schematics and basic board troubleshooting.
• Strong fault-finding skills with the ability to perform root-cause analysis on analog, digital, or mixed-signal circuits and rack-based instruments.
• DFT methodologies, ATE platforms, and regulatory compliance testing.

Nice To Haves

• Actor Framework and/or Python 3.1 or later.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated test equipment (ATE), test fixtures, and complex electronic systems.
• Write, debug, and maintain automated test software using LabVIEW 2020-2026. Familiarity with LabVIEW PPL’s and distributed runtime engines. Must know or have ability to learn various LabVIEW implementations.
• Create custom test interfaces, develop rack-based test stations.
• Collaborate with Engineers and Technicians to define test plans, perform root-cause failure analysis, and validate hardware functionality.
• Analyze test data and statistical yield metrics to optimize test coverage and reduce overall test time in manufacturing.
• Author standard operating procedures (SOPs), test coverage reports, and Design-for-Test (DFT) guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level