Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

Spokane - Spokane Valley, WA 99216

Salary Range $85,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary

Keytronic is a team-based, supportive environment where everyone is able to feel encouraged and supported. We provide opportunities for growth through seminars, certifications, on-the-job training, and career advancement. Our team and employees are proud of our product diversity and team environment. We are an international company where you will do something different every day in our fast-paced work environment, but we are always finding ways to create something new and be innovative.

We encourage you to apply for this position if you enjoy being challenged, working in a dynamic work setting, and being a part of a team that creates products that drive our world, while providing an innovative workplace with deep camaraderie, compelling product diversity, and resources to build your career.

Keytronic provides competitive salaries and benefits including:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, PTO, Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, and 401K. We also have a company provided wellness program because we care about the wellbeing of our employees inside and outside of the workplace. We organize volunteer opportunities, company activities, and all-employee meetings to show we value our employees and the community around us!

JOB SUMMARY:

Conducts electrical test engineering support involving automation, assembly, maintenance, and data collection. Performs the task of developing test routines, software, and systems for testing of products to meet customer specifications. Responsible for all facets of production, costing, development, support, training, and automation regarding test issues on a corporate scale.

• Able and ready to perform all the duties of a Test Engineer.
• Work up front with the customer to ensure a diagnosable and testable product.
• Lead development/improvement of test systems, operating systems, peripheral enhancements, and provides all facets of system documentation.
• Provides lead on next generation test systems and operating systems. Designs/develops high level software and hardware to comply with next generation systems.
• Coordinates system designs with outside vendors and develops and provides specifications for contracted equipment builds.
• Coordinates projects and implementation plans for new product introduction. Coordinates with customers on specific designs and requirements.
• Lead/Mentor engineers and technicians that are supporting new development projects.
• Transitions test process plans between facilities for new products.
• Provides technical expertise and recommendations to test, manufacturing, product, and quality engineers on production feedback and support issues.
• Develops quote information, pricing, test plans, automation methods, and process development for new products.
• Provide expertise with root cause analysis of test malfunction and component verification.
• Establish and document corporate test strategies and 5 year plan.
• Ensures test plan compliance with customer specifications.
• Provides recommendations for new product capacity issues and constraints.
• Determines requirements for Design for Testability.
• Process ownership: demonstrated leadership in the assigned group of processes.
• Engineering project management: develop and lead manufacturing engineering project. Manage schedule, budget and spec.
• Training: support development of manufacturing and test engineers and manufacturing team (remote sites).

• Attends meetings as needed to support organization activity.
• Interfaces with customers as required with the ability to discuss issues of highly technical nature with customers and outside test suppliers.
• Performs other duties, as assigned, to achieve corporate and departmental objectives that are outside of normal job duties.

Supervision is received by the Test Engineering Manager. This position will lead a cross-functional manufacturing engineering team in the development of a new product introduction. Represent manufacturing and test engineering team on program team. Mentor and supervise the work of other engineers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or computer science.
• Four plus years relevant experience in test engineering, firmware development, computer programming in C, C++, and electronic circuits and system design.
• Ability to program with Labview is required.
• Ability to operate and have knowledge in using MFG PRO software or similar manufacturing software.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to interpret test output to aid in trouble shooting of defects, and familiar with advanced programming languages, database generation, network theory, and high level component design and integration.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, statistics, and permutations. Also, must be able to…