Test Engineer

Who you are

• You’re a builder or tinkerer – you have a technical mindset and you like to work with your hands
• Ability to clearly document testing expectations to US and China resources
• Strong ability to manage multiple activities at the same time
• Willingness to learn how to use new lab equipment
• A basic understanding of statistical methods
• Clear written communication especially in documenting the work you’ve done
• Competency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in an engineering field
• Experience with any of the following: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, scripting including Python

What the job involves

• The Product Test Department’s role is to ensure our customers get the highest-reliability products possible
• We do this through extensive testing of our products as we develop them
• This role is responsible for owning all testing activities for one or more products in development
• You will support the Test Manager in defining the testing needs of our products, ensuring these test activities are properly run, and reporting out of results
• You will have the opportunity to design and build new test fixtures, come up with new ways to collect and analyze test data, and report testing status to the product teams
• With guidance from your manager, own all testing activities for your assigned products
• Create test plans and ensure they are complete and contain enough details related to protocols, data to be collected, and pass/fail criteria
• Coordinate testing needs with both US and China-based test team resources
• Under supervision of Test Team management, be a hands-on contributor in designing, setting up, and executing product tests. These tests are primarily on physical products, but some validation of software may be required
• Identify and help implement opportunities to automate product testing
• With oversight from management, create test protocols to ensure we are testing effectively and efficiently
• Perform black box testing on your products to ensure proper consumer user experience
• Organize and report your results to Test Team management and product teams
• Order materials and equipment needed to perform testing
• Learn how to use new test equipment and document test protocols