Senior PCBA Test & Validation Specialist, Hyvinkää

Academic Work Finland Oy; Uusimaa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Academic Work Finland Oy is seeking a Senior PCBA Test & Validation Specialist. The role is heavily laboratory-focused, engaging in testing, validation, measurements, and troubleshooting of PCBA assemblies within an R&D team.

You will validate new designs, perform failure analysis, and drive improvements in power electronics and power supplies, collaborating with designers and system engineers to ensure product reliability.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of power electronics and power supply technologies.
• Expertise in PCBA testing, validation, and component-level debugging.
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
• Hands-on experience with failure analysis and root cause investigations on PCBs.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory testing, validation, and troubleshooting of PCBA assemblies.
• Execute detailed electrical measurements on power electronics and power supply circuits.
• Conduct component-level fault isolation and root cause analysis on prototype and production failures.
• Collaborate closely with PCBA design teams to support design verification and debugging.
• Develop and execute test plans, validation procedures, and technical test reports.
• Prototype, debug, modify, and rework PCBAs when required.
• Analyze circuit behavior at both component and system levels using schematics.

Skills

Power electronics

PCBA testing

Failure analysis

Schematics reading

English proficiency

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

About the role

As a Senior PCBA Test & Validation Specialist, you will focus heavily on hands-on laboratory work, technical investigations, and advanced problem-solving. Working closely with PCBA designers and system engineers, you will validate new designs, perform detailed failure analysis, and drive continuous product improvements.

You are offered Our client offers a full-time position in a highly skilled R&D team, providing hands-on opportunities with advanced power electronics and motor drives. You will work in a collaborative, innovative environment where your technical expertise directly influences product quality and reliability.

Work tasks

This role is heavily laboratory-focused, centering on testing, validation, measurements, and troubleshooting of electronic assemblies, power electronics, and power supply products.

• Perform laboratory testing, validation, and troubleshooting of PCBA assemblies.
• Execute detailed electrical measurements on power electronics and power supply circuits.
• Conduct component-level fault isolation and root cause analysis on prototype and production failures.
• Collaborate closely with PCBA design teams to support design verification and debugging.
• Develop and execute test plans, validation procedures, and technical test reports.
• Prototype, debug, modify, and rework PCBAs when required.
• Analyze circuit behavior at both component and system levels using schematics.

We are looking for

• Advanced knowledge of power electronics and power supply technologies.
• Strong expertise in PCBA testing, validation, and component-level debugging.
• Good knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
• Hands-on experience conducting failure analysis and root cause investigations on PCBs.
• Proficiency in using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and multimeters.
• Ability to interpret schematics and perform practical PCBA rework and prototyping.
• Professional proficiency in English.

It is meritorious if you have

• Educational background in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Previous experience working within an R&D environment collaborating with design engineers.

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

• Employment relationship: Employment
• Wage: Other
• Number of positions: 1

Source: Job Market Finland/Työmarkkinatori

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