Lead Test Engineer, Product Development, R&D

Are you interested in driving the development and launch of new cutting edge, innovative devices? Do you thrive on defining and implementing comprehensive manual and automated test strategies and frameworks? Do you excel in a role that allows you to lead both execution and oversight of complex system, integration, and feature-level tests? If you answered yes, yes, yes, then we’d love to discuss our Lead Test Engineer role with you!

A snapshot of what you'll do:

The Lead Test Engineer designs and drives our end-to-end validation efforts for analytical lab instrumentation. You will define and implement comprehensive manual and automated test strategies and frameworks, review requirements to ensure full coverage, develop and maintain scalable test infrastructures, and lead both execution and oversight of complex system, integration, and feature-level tests. Partnering cross-functionally, you’ll manage defect tracking, metrics reporting, and release governance to ensure product quality and reliability.

Continuous process improvement and team mentorship are key aspects of this role.

The impact you'll make:

The Lead Test Engineer designs and drives our end-to-end validation efforts:

• Test Strategy & Planning:Define and implement comprehensive manual and automated test strategies, plans, and frameworks for analytical lab instrumentation.
• Requirements Review: Analyze product requirements and specifications to ensure test coverage aligns with feature goals and edge cases.
• Framework Development:Design, build, and maintain scalable automated and manual test frameworks—including HIL and software-in-the-loop—integrated into our CI/CD pipelines.
• Execution & Oversight:Lead the execution of complex test scenarios, from bench setups to software integration, mentor Manual and Automation engineers, and guide release decisions based on system stability and quality metrics.
• Defect Management:Use test management and defect-tracking tools to document findings, reproduce customer issues, and collaborate with Engineering teams to drive root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Metrics & Reporting:Track test coverage, defect trends, and key quality indicators; communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Software, Firmware, UI, and Requirements teams to reproduce and resolve issues and to refine test plans.
• Process Improvement: Evaluate and implement new testing tools, methodologies, and best practices to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Release Governance: Lead release decisions by evaluating test results, system stability, and quality metrics; communicate risks and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Automate Key Tests: Utilize Python, or similar scripting environments, to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
• Support design-for-test (DFT):
  Work to improve testability and traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support Pre-Compliance Testing:(e.g., EMC/EMI, power, thermal) Coordinate with regulatory and quality teams as needed.

Education Needed:

The Lead Test Engineer typically requires a combination of hands-on technical experience, training, and certifications, including:

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience in a testing environment
• 7+ years of testing experience in R&D, new-product development, or manufacturing environments
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and proven hands-on skills with test instrumentation
• Familiarity with standard test equipment, data-acquisition systems, and defect-tracking tools
• Experience with test automation, scripting, or data analysis using Python
• Ability to interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and embedded system block diagrams
• Strong organizational and communication skills; able to work effectively across engineering disciplines

Preferred skills include:

• Strong technical writing skills, including authoring detailed test plans, defect reports, and statistical analyses
• Proficiency in defect-tracking and test-management tools (e.g., Jira, Polarion)
• Proficiency in software test automation frameworks and scripting
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