Test and Quality Engineer

Seasats • San Diego, CA

13h • $105,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Seasats is growing our Manufacturing Operations team to support growing production scale and complexity. The Test and Quality Engineer plays a critical role in establishing how quality is protected throughout the production stream. This role takes a quality-centric approach to manufacturing: identifying parts and components that present the highest risk, determining where in the flow they should be tested, and designing the fixtures, procedures, and processes needed to run tests that catch issues early. The goal is to reduce infant mortality, prevent escapes, minimize rework, and avoid repeated final acceptance tests caused by problematic components. This is a production-focused test role. You’ll work closely with Operations and Engineering to design tests that de-risk manufacturing and incoming quality—not R&D experiments. The ideal candidate has a mechatronics, test engineering, or similar background and is comfortable building practical test solutions across mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems.

Requirements

• Background in test engineering, mechatronics, manufacturing quality, or a related field
• Experience designing and building test fixtures for mechanical, electrical, or electro-mechanical systems
• Comfort working hands-on with hardware in a production environment
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams to improve designs for testability
• Strong problem-solving instincts and attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in building systems and standards from the ground up

Responsibilities

• Production Test Strategy Identify high-risk components and systems across the production stream
• Determine where and how testing should occur to catch issues as early as possible
• Partner with Operations Program Manager (OPM) and Engineering teams to prioritize test development based on production risk and impact
• Test Design & Fixture Development Design and build fixtures to test mechanical production components
• Design and build board-level testing fixtures for in-production electrical assemblies
• Work with the Electrical Engineering team to improve board designs for testability where appropriate
• Work with the Mechanical Engineering team to improve designs for easier, more reliable testing
• Design and build cable test solutions (e.g., pinout and continuity testing) for in-production cables
• Incoming Quality & Production Support Design and implement tests to address incoming quality control (IQC) issues
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Materials to investigate and resolve recurring quality problems
• Support production teams by improving test coverage and reducing ambiguity during build and acceptance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Operations, and Quality stakeholders
• Translate real production failures into actionable test improvements
• Clearly document test procedures and ensure they are usable by technicians and operators

Benefits

• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed