NPI Test Engineer IV

Stored Energy Systems•Longmont, CO

5h•$130,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

SENS is seeking a self-motivated New Product Introduction (NPI) Test Engineer to join our engineering team. This individual will work with Engineering and Production to test and release new products, ensuring manufacturing readiness and the highest level of reliability and continuous flow of manufactured product without defects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent in a technical field of study.
8+ years of experience in NPI, Manufacturing Test Engineering, Product Industrialization, or Production Engineering.
Proven experience supporting product test from design release through pilot builds, production qualification, and full-scale manufacturing.
Experience leading manufacturing readiness activities, production ramps, and product launch coordination across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.
Strong Design for Test (DFT) review experience.
Experience identifying manufacturing defects risks, driving issue resolution, and implementing corrective actions during product launches.
Proven ability to investigate failures, perform root cause analysis, validate corrective actions, and support troubleshooting efforts.
Experience working and communicating with test equipment such as voltmeters, data acquisition systems, o-scopes, load banks and similar instruments to make manual and automated measurements.
Experience with software programming and basic ability to develop functions and read and step through code to determine where issues exist.
Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and mechanical part drawings.
Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills for articulating technical approaches and progress to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in test and/or new product introduction in a manufacturing environment.
In-depth knowledge of critical power genset backup, charger/battery systems or battery monitoring.
Advanced software programming knowledge and experience in C#.

Responsibilities

Develop new product test plan and instructions for the Production environment to ensure products are tested correctly every time.
Write software functions used to calibrate, configure and test products in Production.
Facilitate new product hand-off to Production including test instructions, test equipment design and configuration, and manufacturing test operator training.
Develop fixturing to support test in Engineering, Production and at vendor facilities.
Develop customer-facing product test records.
Collaborate in planning and prioritization for test plan creation, design, implementation, and execution phases.
Occasionally support Engineering new product validation team to ensure product operates according to specifications.
Analyze test data to identify patterns, detect anomalies, and provide insights to improve product design.