Senior Qualification Engineer

ebm-papst•Farmington, CT

6d•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Senior Qualification Engineer at ebm-papst, Inc. develops, coordinates, and controls system-level testing and qualification for product development projects. The role plans, monitors, and evaluates qualification activities across multiple test domains to support product quality and reliability. It contributes early in product development by identifying requirement risks or gaps and supporting data-driven decisions about product readiness and quality. The position coordinates qualification activities for selected strategic customers and serves as a technical interface among customers, R&D, Engineering, and test resources. It oversees qualification planning and execution, evaluates system-level results, documents issues and recommendations, and supports improvements to test methods, qualification processes, and internal standards. This is not an IT or software role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or a related technical field).
At least 5 years of relevant experience in qualification, validation, and/or test engineering.
Strong technical foundation relevant to ebm-papst Inc.’s product line.
Experience with system-level test planning and structured product development processes.
Strong problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking, and risk-management skills.
Working familiarity with project planning concepts, including scope, schedule, resources, and requirements.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting technical data and project information across departments and to diverse audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder management and demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional technical activities.
Willingness to travel as needed for project requirements, approximately 15%.
Fluent in English.

Nice To Haves

Environmental testing experience.
Experience interacting directly with customers on technical or validation-related topics.
Proficiency in additional languages.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and coordinate system-level test and qualification plans with R&D and Engineering.
Review, evaluate, clarify, or supplement requirements to ensure test feasibility and adequate qualification coverage.
Define test objectives, conditions, methods, and sequence plans.
Build qualification schedules aligned with sample maturity and validation phases (A-, B-, C-, and D-samples).
Coordinate and secure internal and external test resources; manage equipment capacity and scheduling; monitor execution and issue resolution.
Estimate and track test-related effort, schedules, and costs.
Serve as a primary interface among qualification, development teams, project stakeholders, test facilities, and external resources.
Track internal and external test progress and report status, schedule impacts, risks, and mitigation recommendations to stakeholders.
Document and drive closure of defects, anomalies, and corrective actions with development teams and technical departments.
Verify that qualification and validation plans are followed during test execution and that test conditions and methods are adhered to.
Analyze and interpret test results at the overall system level.
Document product deviations, anomalies, and risks, and support root-cause discussions with technical teams and subject-matter experts where applicable.
Prepare cross-functional test reports with evaluations and recommendations.
Coordinate qualification planning and execution for assigned strategic customers and support the customer-facing engineering team; some direct customer interaction is required.
Act as a technical interface for customer validation topics, including test planning, progress updates, and discussion of results.
Present deeply technical topics to audiences at any level while maintaining appropriate boundaries between internal-only and shareable information.
Support development and improvement of test methods, qualification processes, and internal standards.
Contribute lessons learned and knowledge transfer across projects.
Support development or commissioning of test equipment and test setups as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Follow Employee Handbook policies and procedures, uphold organizational values, contribute to a positive work environment, report to work consistently and on time, and report unsafe conditions or practices to supervision.