Manufacturing Test Engineer

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Category Engineering

Description

The Manufacturing Test Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, validating, and maintaining production test methods, equipment, fixtures, software, and processes used to verify the quality, functionality, performance, and reliability of KMC Controls products.

This position works closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Production, Electronics, Firmware Development, and Technical Support to ensure products can be assembled, programmed, tested, and inspected consistently in the manufacturing environment.

The Manufacturing Test Engineer supports new product introduction, investigates production and test failures, and drives improvements that increase first-pass yield, reduce defects, and strengthen manufacturing capability.

Position Requirements

• Develop and execute manufacturing test and validation plans for new and modified products, processes, equipment, fixtures, tooling, and test systems.
• Design, develop, implement, and document manual, automated, and semi-automated production test procedures for electronic, electromechanical, pneumatic, and building automation products.
• Develop test requirements, acceptance criteria, and test cases from engineering specifications, controlled drawings, bills of material, product requirements, and quality standards.
• Verify product functionality, electrical performance, communication, sensor accuracy, actuator operation, output performance, and other applicable product requirements.
• Support production testing of BACnet, Modbus, Ethernet, wireless, and other communication technologies incorporated into KMC Controls products.
• Design, improve, and maintain test fixtures, programming stations, automated test systems, test software, scripts, interfaces, and data-collection methods.
• Identify, document, investigate, prioritize, and track manufacturing process failures, product defects, and test system issues.
• Perform root‑cause analysis and work with engineering, quality, and production personnel to implement and verify corrective and preventive actions.
• Participate in design reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, process risk assessments, and new product introduction activities.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing test procedures, validation reports, engineering studies, work instructions, and records required by the ISO 9001 quality management system.
• Analyze production test data, first‑pass yield, scrap, rework, defect trends, and process capability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Verify the accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, and reliability of production test equipment and inspection methods.
• Maintain production test equipment, fixtures, calibration records, test environments, and related technical documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on testing efficiency, automation, quality, safety, throughput, and manufacturing reliability.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Production to support product launches, process changes, equipment qualification, and operator training.
• Provide technical support during manufacturing investigations, returned‑product evaluations, and customer issue resolution when production or testing concerns are suspected.
• Stay current on manufacturing test methods, automated testing technologies, statistical tools, electronics manufacturing practices, and building automation technologies.
• The responsibility and authority to stop or elevate any manufacturing or testing activity that could compromise product quality, employee safety, regulatory compliance, or customer satisfaction.

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities. The employee may provide technical direction, training, and support to production employees, technicians, and other team members involved in…