Engineer, Test Development

Celestica International LP • Richardson, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The 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. The Engineer, Test Development 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.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-2 years of practical software development experience in Linux environment with minimum one language (Python mandatory)
• Minimum 1-2 years of practical experience using GIT in Linux environment (mandatory)
• 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
• Bachelor of Applied Science or Engineering in Computer, Electrical, Software, Mechatronics (Most Preferred) or Computer Science

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 1-2 years of engineering development and manufacturing operations support (preferred)
• Javascript, HTML, XML, TCL, Bash Scripting, MS Visual Studio .NET (C#, VB, ASP), SQL (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 with good organization skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of internal and external customers
• Instrumentation automation, driver development (preferred)
• Board design and layout experience would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Development in Hyperscale, Cloud Connectivity and/or DataCenter industry would be an asset (preferred)
• Development in Aerospace & Defense and/or Healthcare industry would be an asset (not mandatory)
• Development experience with National Instruments LabView would be an asset (not mandatory)
• National Instruments TestStand experience would be an asset (not mandatory)

Responsibilities

• Work independently to develop technical solutions without assistance in a limited number of technical fields supporting common segments/technologies
• May also solving complex problems in cooperation with a team of other engineers
• Project leadership, including management of (and communication with) team members, suppliers and customers both internal & external
• Attend and interact in technical discussions with customers
• Provide high level test hardware and software solution architecture
• Review equipment data sheets and select appropriate equipment based on requirements
• Support creation of structural or functional test strategy and test plan to meet project goals and requirements
• Support creation of technical proposals with costed BOM and hours estimates
• Ability to research and comprehend relevant product technologies and skills associated with product technologies
• Involvement in all areas of the manufacturing test development process, including hardware/equipment selection, procurement, test code development, hardware integration, system integration, validation, qualification and installation support for manufacturing onsite
• Collaborate with customer product design teams, providing feedback from product testability, test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience standpoint
• Develop production level (low to high volume) manufacturing test strategies and test requirements based on product design hardware and software specifications for new products
• Develop manufacturing test “Testplan” documentation
• Design and develop test solutions including hardware & software elements
• Develop new test code and tools for manufacturing test automation from scratch
• Integrate new tools and other custom code developed by other internal groups or external customer teams
• System integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the “Testplan” document
• Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies
• Execute all validation/qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods
• Stabilization of Test Solutions for manufacturing to optimize with process teams focusing on failure analysis, cycle time & test yield optimizations, as well as false failure reductions
• Maintaining test equipment, test fixtures and specialized tools for manufacturing test automation
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to all aspects of the development process
• Some Travelling requirements to overseas (Mexico, Asia, EU)

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
• Policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
• Retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated.

What This Job Offers

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