Description:
The Test Engineer assists technicians with test setups while coordinating necessary activities to complete testing on time. The Test Engineer will be aware of all aspects of a specific program test requirements and will be a source of knowledge about what needs to be achieved to succeed.
The Test Engineer will adopt a "Safety First" culture.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Oversees the preparation of equipment for testing to ensure that systems perform according to necessary specifications on all platforms/projects/systems.
- Establishes validation standards and develops testing protocols for all platforms/projects/systems.
- Reviews and submits documentation of testing/validation results and confirms operations according to necessary regulations to ensure production quality all platforms/projects/systems.
- Provides technical leadership to team members on all protocols for testing/validation.
- Applies scientific principles to innovate, design, develop, and implement technologies, components, sub-systems, machines, tools, and systems to ensure compliance to specifications, requirements, and customer guarantees across applicable operating conditions.
- Ensures novel ideas and implementations are captured and protected using applicable IP processes and tools.
- Measures, analyzes, and calibrates equipment and processes to ensure quality.
- Ensures systems perform according to necessary specifications.
- Confirms operations according to necessary regulations to ensure production quality. Establishes validation standards and develops testing protocols.
- Documents test results and maintains records for later analysis. Coordinates with other departments who will be affected by testing.
Qualifications/Experience Needed:
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
- Experience working in a test lab department (including, but not limited to, writing test reports, executing qualification tests, collecting data etc.)