Manufacturing Test Engineer

KMC Controls•New Paris, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Test Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, validating, and maintaining production test methods, equipment, fixtures, software, and processes used to verify the quality, functionality, performance, and reliability of KMC Controls products. This position works closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Production, Electronics, Firmware Development, and Technical Support to ensure products can be assembled, programmed, tested, and inspected consistently in the manufacturing environment. The Manufacturing Test Engineer supports new product introduction, investigates production and test failures, and drives improvements that increase first-pass yield, reduce defects, and strengthen manufacturing capability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field and 2 years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications is required.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, sensors, electronic components, electromechanical products, computer hardware, and manufacturing test software is required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, product specifications, technical procedures, quality standards, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write test procedures, validation reports, work instructions, technical summaries, and professional correspondence.
Ability to effectively present technical information in one-on-one and group situations.
Ability to define technical problems, collect and analyze relevant data, establish facts, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
Ability to carry out detailed written or oral instructions and evaluate problems involving multiple variables in manufacturing and test environments.
The ability to apply engineering principles, established requirements, and sound judgment to specific manufacturing and product test problems.
The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
The employee may occasionally be required to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or work around production equipment.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience in electronics manufacturing, production testing, process validation, test fixture development, or new product introduction is preferred.
Experience using electrical and electronic test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, communication analyzers, and data-acquisition systems is preferred.
Experience with production test equipment, test fixtures, automated or semi-automated test systems, and manufacturing data collection is preferred.
Experience with networking and communication technologies, including UDP, TCP/IP, LAN, WLAN, BACnet, Modbus, or related protocols, is beneficial.
Familiarity with LabVIEW, Python, C#, SQL, programmable logic controllers, or similar test automation technologies is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute manufacturing test and validation plans for new and modified products, processes, equipment, fixtures, tooling, and test systems.
Design, develop, implement, and document manual, automated, and semi-automated production test procedures for electronic, electromechanical, pneumatic, and building automation products.
Develop test requirements, acceptance criteria, and test cases from engineering specifications, controlled drawings, bills of material, product requirements, and quality standards.
Verify product functionality, electrical performance, communication, sensor accuracy, actuator operation, output performance, and other applicable product requirements.
Support production testing of BACnet, Modbus, Ethernet, wireless, and other communication technologies incorporated into KMC Controls products.
Design, improve, and maintain test fixtures, programming stations, automated test systems, test software, scripts, interfaces, and data-collection methods.
Identify, document, investigate, prioritize, and track manufacturing process failures, product defects, and test system issues.
Perform root-cause analysis and work with engineering, quality, and production personnel to implement and verify corrective and preventive actions.
Participate in design reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, process risk assessments, and new product introduction activities.
Develop and maintain manufacturing test procedures, validation reports, engineering studies, work instructions, and records required by the ISO 9001 quality management system.
Analyze production test data, first-pass yield, scrap, rework, defect trends, and process capability to identify improvement opportunities.
Verify the accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, and reliability of production test equipment and inspection methods.
Maintain production test equipment, fixtures, calibration records, test environments, and related technical documentation.
Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on testing efficiency, automation, quality, safety, throughput, and manufacturing reliability.
Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Production to support product launches, process changes, equipment qualification, and operator training.
Provide technical support during manufacturing investigations, returned-product evaluations, and customer issue resolution when production or testing concerns are suspected.
Stay current on manufacturing test methods, automated testing technologies, statistical tools, electronics manufacturing practices, and building automation technologies.
The responsibility and authority to stop or escalate any manufacturing or testing activity that could compromise product quality, employee safety, regulatory compliance, or customer satisfaction.