Senior Electrical Test Engineer

Amphenol TCS•Yocumtown, PA

About The Position

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is seeking a Senior Test Engineer for its Cable Backplane Systems business in Valley Green, Pennsylvania. The group develops and manufactures passive copper cable solutions for AI compute server racks, director switches, and other data center applications. The engineer will take a hands-on role designing and developing test processes, plans, and methodologies for custom high-speed cable systems and assemblies. The position supports product and process development intended to deliver innovative products and efficient processes for information technology, communications, and commercial markets. The role has global ownership of high-speed testing and works with development engineering, worldwide factories, and customers to develop, deploy, and control cable-assembly tests. It includes planning and executing engineering and design verification testing, developing next-generation test systems, supporting product and firmware validation, and contributing customer requirements to product design. The engineer will also provide guidance to test technicians and peers, support manufacturing sites and customers, develop customer reports, and lead improvement and failure-analysis activities. Travel to manufacturing locations and customer sites in the United States, Mexico, and China is required.

Requirements

Engineering degree required; a bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
At least 7 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field, such as RF or antenna testing.
Experience with high-speed test equipment such as TDR and VNA/ENA.
Experience collaborating with product design and process development teams to design and deploy test programs.
Strong customer-facing and relationship-building skills, with a record of successful collaboration with customers and suppliers.
Working knowledge of test software platforms.
Effective communication across geographically dispersed and culturally diverse internal and external groups, including teams in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and China.
Self-initiated approach and entrepreneurial attitude.
Hands-on approach to test engineering.
Ability to work in an environment that emphasizes accountability and flexibility.
Ability to prioritize projects and workflow.
Ability to work accurately under pressure and amid frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
Patience and flexibility when working across cultural differences.
Ability and willingness to travel to manufacturing locations and customer sites in the United States, Mexico, and China.

Nice To Haves

In-depth understanding of signal integrity.
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

Own high-speed testing globally, including bit error rate testing (BERT), optical testing, electrical and optical eye diagrams, jitter characterization, TDR, and VNA.
Work with development engineering, factories worldwide, and customers to develop, deploy, and control high-speed testing for cable assemblies.
Plan, generate, execute, and report on engineering verification test (EVT) and design verification test (DVT) activities.
Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers on product performance and firmware validation.
Develop next-generation high-speed test systems that support product roadmap requirements.
Understand customer test requirements from product design and application perspectives.
Select test equipment and support software development, system integration, and documentation; software and GUI development may be in-house or external.
Mentor and guide test technicians and peers.
Travel to manufacturing sites to support test-system installation, training, and troubleshooting.
Develop standard customer reports and meet with customers to review results.
Communicate customer requirements to product design, development, process, and manufacturing engineering teams and support design for testability (DFT) and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).
Lead process, design, and supplier improvements to optimize signal-integrity performance for cable assemblies.
Diagnose failures and perform failure analysis and corrective actions for internal and customer test failures, including correlation of customer findings with internal test data and coordination with mechanical and signal-integrity test labs.