NPI Validation Engineer – Test Automation & Optics

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid birthday off

Great staff facilities (lunchroom, BBQ

Walking distance from ConstellationBus

Employee centric company

Job summary

Quantifi Photonics, based in Auckland and part of the Teradyne family, is seeking a Validation Engineer to drive design validation and production readiness for new products. You will design, implement, and optimize automated test solutions, including high-voltage and high-power test setups, to ensure robustness and compliance before production.

You will work with R&D, hardware, and manufacturing teams, develop test strategies, and document validation protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience with automated test equipment (ATE) or production test environments.
• Familiarity with test systems (optical power meters, sampling oscilloscopes).
• Experience with SCPI or similar instrument communication protocols.
• Understanding of mixed-signal or embedded systems testing.
• Experience designing test fixtures, PCBs, or measurement setups.
• Familiarity with measurement uncertainty concepts or ISO17025-related environments.
• Experience with CAD tools or mechanical design for test setups (NX, Creo).
• Exposure to multidisciplinary environments (photonics, semiconductor, RF, or power electronics).
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or related discipline. 2-4 years' experience.
• Experience working within structured engineering or quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test systems for design validation and production (ATE).
• Plan and execute electrical and optical tests for products like optical power meters, laser sources, optical and electrical sampling oscilloscopes.
• Develop test automation software using Python, LabVIEW.
• Integrate and control electronic instrumentation via SCPI or similar communication interfaces.
• Define test strategies, measurement setups, and validation procedures for electronic subsystems.
• Analyze measurement results and identify root causes of performance deviations.
• Collaborate with R&D, hardware design, and manufacturing teams to improve product quality.
• Create clear technical documentation including test specifications, reports, and validation protocols.
• Support continuous improvement of measurement accuracy, reliability, and efficiency.

Skills

ATE experience

Python

LabVIEW

SCPI

Electrical testing

Optical testing

Test data analysis

High-power systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

NX

Creo

SCPI interfaces

Job description

Quantifi Photonics, based in Auckland and part of the Teradyne family, is seeking a Validation Engineer to drive design validation and production readiness for new products. You will design, implement, and optimize automated test solutions, including high-voltage and high-power test setups, to ensure robustness and compliance before production.

You will work with R&D, hardware, and manufacturing teams, develop test strategies, and document validation protocols.