Manufacturing Test - ATE and Bed of Nails Specialist

dcbel Inc•Montreal, QC

50d•Onsite

About The Position

dcbel Inc. designs and sells residential products to make clean, efficient, and sustainable energy accessible to all. The company is at the leading edge of the residential energy revolution, enabling decentralized energy consumption and production through its vertically integrated suite of energy hardware and software products. Their flagship product, dcbel Ara, is a Home Energy Station that allows users to manage their energy supply, charge EVs, power their homes, and utilize their EV's battery for various functions like blackout protection, backup power (V2H), and grid services (V2G). This role is for a Manufacturing Test - ATE and Bed of Nails Specialist who will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-reliability bed-of-nails test fixtures and ATE interfaces optimized for robust, repeatable PCBA production testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
4+ years in test system architecture or automated test equipment (ATE) design.
Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Experience with modular platform design for manufacturing test environments.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English and French written and spoken.
Strong knowledge of in-circuit test (ICT), functional test, and boundary scan methodologies.
Expertise in system-level design integrating hardware, software, and mechanical disciplines.
Familiarity with safety and reliability standards.
Proficient with requirements management tools.
Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
Excellent cross-functional communication.
Strategic thinker with hands-on technical depth.
Entrepreneurial mindset, result oriented and strong EQ.
Autonomous, good teammate with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Design and develop bed-of-nails fixtures optimized for probe access, signal integrity, mechanical robustness, and manufacturability.
Select, integrate, and implement ATE hardware (instrumentation, switching, power, loads) in alignment with defined system requirements and architecture.
Ensure fixture reliability in production through proper probe selection, contact optimization, wear management, and maintenance strategies.
Develop and maintain standardized fixture design templates, best practices, and guidelines to enable efficient replication and scalability across test lines.
Collaborate with mechanical engineering to design fixture housings, alignment mechanisms, and actuation systems ensuring precision and repeatability.
Define and execute fixture qualification, validation, and bring-up procedures to ensure readiness for production deployment.
Troubleshoot and optimize fixture and interface performance, addressing contact issues, signal integrity problems, and test stability.
Support manufacturing operations by resolving fixture-related issues, reducing downtime, and improving test yield and throughput.
Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to source probes, materials, and specialized components or custom fixture solutions.
Document fixture designs, interface schematics, and maintenance procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and operational continuity.