Senior Qualification Engineer

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Application Engineer Active - Regular full-time Qualification Eng. Farmington, CT, US

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ebm-papst, Inc.

Job Description

Job Title:Senior Qualification Engineer

Department:Research & Development

This is not an IT or software role

Summary:At ebm-papst Inc., a leader in innovative fans, motors, and engineering solutions, the Senior Qualification Engineer is responsible for developing, coordinating, and controlling the system-level testing and qualification process for product development projects. This role plans, monitors, and evaluates qualification activities across multiple test domains to ensure product quality & reliability.

In addition to supporting the broader project portfolio, this role will coordinate qualification activities for selected strategic customers, serving as a key technical interface between customers, R&D, Engineering, and test resources. The Senior Qualification Engineer is expected to contribute early in the product development process by identifying risks or gaps in requirements and supporting data-driven decisions related to product readiness and quality.

Essential Functions of the Job:

The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the following:

The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the following:

• System-Level Qualification Planning & Control
• Develop, maintain, and coordinate system-level test & qualification plans in collaboration with R&D and Engineering.
• Review, evaluate, and where necessary clarify or supplement requirements to ensure test feasibility and adequate qualification coverage.
• Define test objectives, test conditions, test methods, and test sequence plans.
• Build qualification schedules aligned to sample maturity and validation phases (A-, B-, C-, D-samples).
• Coordinate and secure test resources (internal/external) and manage equipment capacity and scheduling in alignment with qualification needs and constraints. Monitor and ensure timely execution and issue resolution (e.g. environmental testing, EMC, other labs).
• Estimate and track test-related effort, schedules, and costs.
• Project Management & Stakeholder Coordination
• Act as a primary interface between qualification, development teams, project stakeholders, test facilities, and external resources.
• Track internal and external test progress and provide status reporting to stakeholders, including schedule impacts, risks, and mitigation recommendations.
• Document and drive closure of defects, anomalies, and corrective actions identified during testing in coordination with development team and technical departments.
• Execution Oversight & Technical Evaluation
  • Verify execution of qualification and validation plan during test execution and ensure adherence to test conditions and methods.
  • Analyze and interpret test results at the overall system level.
  • Document product deviations, anomalies, and risks; support root-cause discussions with the technical team & internal subject-matter experts where applicable.
  • Prepare cross-functional test reports including evaluations and recommendations.
• Strategic Customer Support
  • Coordinate qualification planning and execution for assigned strategic customers; this role will support the customer-facing engineering team and some direct customer interaction will be required.
  • Serve as a technical interface for customer validation topics, including test planning, progress updates, and result discussions.
  • Ability to speak on deeply technical topics to any level audience, as well as maintain an "internal-only" vs. "share-able" information boundary when presenting to external parties.
• Support development and improvement of test methods, qualification processes, and internal standards.
• Contribute to lessons learned and knowledge transfer across projects.
• Support development or commissioning of test equipment and test setups as needed.

Recommended Education and/or

Experience:

Education:Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical field.)

• Experience:5 or more years of relevant experience in qualification, validation, and/or test engineering (some environmental test experience is preferred)
• Technical Proficiency: Strong foundation in the technical aspects relevant to…