Test Engineer

Acuity Inc. • Costa Mesa, CA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their audiences.
Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies that leverage data interoperability.
Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

The Hardware Test Engineer is responsible for developing, executing, and maintaining test strategies that validate the performance, reliability, and compliance of QSC hardware products. This role collaborates closely with design engineering, manufacturing, quality, and compliance teams to ensure products meet functional requirements, and long-term reliability expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or any related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in hardware test, validation, or hardware development.
• Strong hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, audio analyzers, and other electronic measurement tools.
• Ability to design basic custom circuits and PCBAs and develop custom test fixtures to support test automation.
• Proficient in reading schematics, interpreting datasheets, and understanding electronic circuit behavior.
• Experience with Python, and learn and adapt to custom home grown test automation frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience testing professional audio, video, or networked systems.
• Knowledge of Class-D amplifiers, power electronics, and analog and digital audio circuitry.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and overseas suppliers.
• Understanding of Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI, HDMI and other communication protocols.
• Experience with JTAG, Bed of Nails, functional test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Test Development & ExecutionDevelop comprehensive hardware test plans, test cases, and validation strategies for analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits.
• Design automated and manual test setups to validate PCBs, subsystems, and complete products.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and troubleshooting of hardware failures using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and other lab equipment.
• Quality & ReliabilityConduct HALT/HASS, environmental stress tests, thermal cycling, vibration, and long‑term reliability, system tests and analysis.
• Evaluate product robustness and identify potential design weaknesses early in the development cycle.
• Automation & Data SystemsDevelop automated test scripts using Python.
• Implement data collection, monitoring, and reporting methods to improve test coverage and product insights.
• Maintain test fixtures, custom tooling, and instrumentation used in product validation.
• Cross-Functional CollaborationPartner with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to influence design‑for‑testability (DFT) and design‑for‑reliability (DFR).
• Support manufacturing test transfer and troubleshoot issues at contract manufacturers.
• Document all test results, procedures, and engineering findings.
• Responsible for the design, development, procurement, fabrication, and shipment of test fixtures to contract manufacturers.
• Willingness to travel as required to support NPI projects, or provide remote support for test stations during new product launches and sustaining activities.

Benefits

• Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level