Senior Test Engineer

Location:

Auburn, IL, US, 62615

Nestled in the heartland, DICKEY-john is at the center of the agricultural marketplace. With more than 60 years of helping farmers produce higher yields to feed the world, DICKEY-john is proud of our heritage and our contributions. As a part of the TSI Incorporated family, DICKEY-john employees also provide support for TSI solutions. TSI’s vision to create a better world by helping to protect people, products and the environment is seen and experienced at all facilities, including our Auburn, Illinois DICKEY-john facility.

Is responsible for the design, development, verification, validation, and support of electronic products, embedded systems, software applications, and test equipment. Working with a moderate level of independence, this position applies electrical, software, and test engineering principles to support new product development, continuation engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer support activities. The Senior Test Engineer develops and executes test plans, analyzes test results, troubleshoots product and system issues, designs and maintains test equipment, creates software and firmware solutions, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet performance, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.

The role serves as a key contributor throughout the product lifecycle, from concept development through production support and sustaining activities. The position also provides technical leadership through mentoring engineers and technicians, supporting daily engineering and laboratory activities, and fostering continuous improvement in engineering and test processes.

• Design, develop, test, and debug electrical circuits, embedded systems, software applications, test systems, and associated hardware.
• Analyze test data, interpret results, identify root causes of failures, and provide corrective action recommendations.
• Develop and maintain product test protocols, validation procedures, and supporting documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot embedded firmware using C/C++.
• Design and develop software applications and user interfaces using C#, .NET, Visual Studio, or similar development environments.
• Design, develop, maintain, and improve automated and manual test equipment, fixtures, and supporting systems.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing personnel for product, process, and test-related issues.
• Troubleshoot production testers and manufacturing equipment.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, technicians, and laboratory personnel to support skill development, knowledge transfer, and effective execution of engineering and test activities.
• Provide technical leadership for engineering, validation, test, and manufacturing support activities, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implemetation of corrective actions.
• Support daily engineering, laboratory, and test operations by assisting with technical issue resolution and promoting efficient execution of departmental activities.
• Identify, recommend, and implement improvements to engineering processes, test methodologies, laboratory operations, and documentation practices.
• Collaborate with Engineering Management to support technical training, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement initiatives, and achievement of departmental objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline is required.

• Minimum of 5+ years of engineering experience in product development, testing, validation, software development, or laboratory…