Hardware Development Test Engineer

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The Molex Hardware Engineering Group is seeking a talented Hardware Development Test Engineer to join our team in Lisle, IL and support the design and development of Active Electrical Cable (AEC) products for Hyperscalers, and other related designs.

We are the Copper Solution Business Unit of Molex Datacom & Specialty Solutions Division, working under leadership that has been setting and driving industry standards in data centers for more than 30 years.

• Support the Design Engineering teams by participating in initial board bring-up and performing validation testing on electronic designs from the early prototype stage through full customer qualification testing.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues that arise during testing, applying standard engineering methods and techniques to solve problems.
• Participate in root cause analysis for prototypes as well as factory and customer returns.
• Collaborate with Hardware and Firmware design engineering teams to understand the design and test requirements and develop detailed test procedures.
• Direct the work of lab technicians during the setup and execution of design validation tests.
• Ensure that data and measurements are collected and recorded accurately during testing. Create evaluation and qualification test reports and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to improve test capabilities, whether by equipment, methodology, automation, or other aspects, and help implement those improvements.

• Experience testing and debugging PCBA’s and electronic systems using oscilloscopes, multimeters, data loggers, and other standard electronics lab equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting digital and power circuits down to the component level.
• Experience reading schematics and locating components on complex PCBA’s.
• Experience creating detailed test procedures, collecting and recording test data, and creating test reports that include charts, graphs, and other data calculation and presentation methods.
• Experience remotely controlling test equipment and collecting data using scripts or test equipment software packages (e.g., LabVIEW).
• Experience programming firmware into microcontrollers and using devices like Raspberry Pi’s.

• Hardware circuit design experience.
• Experience with schematic and PCB layout software packages (Cadence Allegro preferred).
• Ability to make advanced HW lab measurements such as power supply noise/ripple, clock jitter, or general signal integrity measurements using VNA or TDR test equipment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $75,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

We provide medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable summary plan description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.