Manufacturing Test Engineer

Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength
, we design and manufacture innovative and industry-leading fitness equipment that inspires healthier lives and raises the bar in performance and reliability
. As a Manufacturing Test Engineer
, you will play a critical role in ensuring our products meet the highest quality standards by designing and developing tests for electronic PCBs and assemblies, applying electrical engineering principles and testing methodologies. You’ll collaborate across engineering and manufacturing teams to create test fixtures and software, evaluate product design for testability, and implement test strategies into new designs. This is your opportunity to engineer test solutions that power the future of fitness!

This is a hybrid position based at the Nieto-Jones Innovation Center in Schaumburg, IL (remote M/F; in-office T/W/Th).

• Evaluate schematics, design and develop hardware and software to emulate and test electronic printed circuit boards and electronic systems.
• Develop test software to assure product is manufactured as designed and meets test specifications as well as industry standards.
• Design, develop, and debug electronic and mechanical interfaces and fixtures for product being tested.
• Reduce test time and drive production yield improvement by identifying and resolving inefficiencies in existing test processes.
• Develop and implement new testing methods and technologies.
• Attend and participate in product development meetings to ensure product testability.
• Work with the technical team to develop sufficient and cost-effective test equipment. Hold test system specification and design reviews.
• Analyze test data using Excel tools and process capability statistics (Gage R&R, Cp, and CpK analysis).
• Maintain records, provide data, and support problem resolution.
• Minimal travel required to support test systems deployed to manufacturing locations.

• 3+ years of experience designing manufacturing test equipment hardware and test software for electronic PCBs and electronic systems.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering Technology, or similar.
• Experience developing manufacturing test programs using NI Test Stand, C# .NET or an equivalent object-oriented programming language. Experience with NI LabVIEW is preferred, but not required.
• Schematic capture experience using Altium or equivalent is preferred, but not required.
• Experience selecting test equipment to meet manufacturing test requirements.
• Designs functional test software applications using Windows OS. (Linux and Android OS a plus)
• Working knowledge of communication protocols such as USB, RS-232, TTL, RS-485, I2C, SPI, JTAG, and IEEE-488 (GPIB).
• Working knowledge of fitness equipment resistance control and motor control theory is a plus.
• Familiarity with AC power and wiring (domestically and internationally).
• Excellent verbal, writing and organizational skills.

At Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, we think customer first, play as one team, and raise the bar on fitness innovation— in the gym and in every corner of our facilities. We persevere and get it done, with a clear purpose to inspire each other to live healthier lives.

Want to take the next step in your career? Life Fitness / Hammer Strength takes pride in our talented employees and believes in providing opportunities for further growth and advancement. We encourage you to test your strengths, push your limits, and unleash your potential. If you feel the position is right for you, we invite you to apply. We’ll work with you closely to support you throughout the hiring process.

If your CV/ resume shows that your skills and experience have synergy with the job description, then we’ll hop on a call to get to know you and your experience and discuss the position in more detail. If it’s not the right opportunity this time, we’ll always let you know.

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