Engr , Hardware Test

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The R&D Hardware Test Engineer designs, develops, and implements automated electro-mechanical test systems that accelerate product development, improve reliability, and expand lab testing capability. This role focuses heavily on reliability and life testing, designed experiments (DOE), LabVIEW programming, automated data acquisition, and test fixture development. The engineer partners with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers to define test strategies, enhance Product Qualification Plans (PQPs), and ensure robust verification and validation of complex pharmacy automation devices — and serves as a technical mentor, coaching junior engineers and test technicians in test methodology, statistical rigor, automation, and data integrity.

Design and execute reliability, durability, and accelerated life test programs for electro-mechanical subsystems and full systems. Define reliability targets and test-to-failure strategies; determine sample sizes, run times, cycle counts, and confidence/reliability levels. Build and maintain long-duration life-cycle test stands with automated cycle counting, fault detection, and unattended run capability. Perform failure analysis and root cause investigation (FMEA, fault tree, 5-Why, 8D) and translate findings into design and test improvements.

Apply life data analysis techniques (Weibull, MTBF/MCBF, hazard and survival plots, censored data) to quantify reliability growth and report trends and risks to program teams.

Plan and execute designed experiments (full/fractional factorial, screening, response surface) to characterize system performance and identify critical factors. Define factors, levels, responses, blocking, and randomization; plan and execute Measurement System Analysis (MSA), including Gage R&R, to confirm test methods are repeatable and reproducible before running studies. Analyze results using ANOVA, regression, capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), and hypothesis testing in Minitab, Python, or JMP.

Use DOE outputs to set design margins, tolerance windows, and robust operating parameters. Automate data aggregation, trending, and reporting so results are reproducible and audit-ready.

Design electro-mechanical test systems and fixtures to support verification, validation, and reliability testing. Develop automated test workflows in LabVIEW including DAQ configuration, control logic, and data handling. Build integrated DAQ systems for sensors, motion control, communication technologies, and electro-mechanical devices. Improve or develop PLC- and microcontroller-based systems (e.g., DAQ, Arduino, Raspberry Pi platforms). Create benchmark programs and automated sequences to reduce machine downtime and accelerate troubleshooting.

Review Product Qualification Plans (PQPs) and recommend additional test coverage, automation opportunities, and reliability improvements. Partner with mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers to create robust test plans for subsystems and prototypes. Perform hands‑on test execution when needed, ensuring accurate data capture and traceability. Champion…