Hardware Test Engineer

Looking for a new Hardware Test Engineering Role?

Actalent has the one for you!

Actalent's client is currently hiring for a motivated and self-driven Automated Hardware Test Engineer to join their team. This role is responsible for designing and developing test process for various hardware and electronic assemblies on both flexible and rigid circuit boards. Their SMT production line has a specialized "bed of nails" (unit-under-test) test solution that our Engineer will become the owner of. In this role you will have the responsibility of creating and developing test solutions to support automated test processes for a product line serving consumer, automotive, and medical devices. This Engineer will write test plans, develop microcontroller firmware, and create unique test solutions for transitioning the assembly into a production test enviornment.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Develop test solutions for the production team. These solutions include programming tests into a system on our SMT line and other microcontroller-based test solutions.

• Understand microcontroller architecture including how to integrate into a design and utilize timers, interrupts, A/Ds, PWM's, etc.

• Write and step through C code using a debugger and document and explain your software code to others.

• Debug test solutions directly and provide direction to production personnel throughout development cycle.

• Identify which aspects of design need to be 100% tested on every assembly.

• Understand differences between designing high volume products and developing a test solution that validates each individual product and understand statistical data analysis.

• Estimate timelines for development work based on requirements and existing project workload and keep track of time spent on various projects.

• Study device specifications for electronic parts and select parts based on performance and cost trade-offs.

• Research new technologies for development of test solutions and product design; and proposes ideas to advance our capabilities to stay ahead in the market.

• Verify product design. Perform bench level testing of prototypes, executes design validation (DV) and production validation (PV) tests.

• Create technical documents based on project needs such as a Test Plans and Reports.

• Familiarity with creating Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA) for a design, including both possible hardware and software failures.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Associates Degree in Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

• Experience in setting up automated test processes

• Understanding of Statistics and Analyzing test results

• Experience in product development including schematic design

• Experience with writing embedded software for microcontrollers

• Experience with Embedded development (C, Python, Labview, etc)

• Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Computer Science

• Experience with capacitive touch for various styles of user interfaces

• Certifications in Lean Six Sigma or Data Analytics

• Understanding of Flexible printed circuit technologies

• Experience with Altium Designer

• Embedded C coding with IDEs from Cypress, Texas Instruments, or Microchip/Atmel

• Experience with Circuit Debug Tools (Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Ardvark, etc.)

Skills

• Hardware/Electrical

• Hardware test

• Electrical engineering

• Wiring schematics

• Design

• Test equipment

• test fixture

• test fixture design

• test stand

• test strategy

• LabVIEW

• python

• microcontroller

  • RF

• Bluetooth

• PCB

• test plan

Employee Perks

• Paid Weekly

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K plans

• Abenity Discount Program

• Udemy Courses

• Work Life Balance

• PTO/Paid Holiday's

Experience Level

2+ Years' Experience

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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• Hiring diverse talent

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• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

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