Experienced Test Engineer - Electronics & Automation

Peyton Resource Group; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Peyton Resource Group is seeking a Test Engineer to support development, validation, and production of advanced electronic and electro-optical systems. The role bridges engineering development and manufacturing by creating test strategies, building automated test solutions, and analyzing performance data.

You will develop test plans, perform hands-on lab testing, and build automated test stations for prototype and production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• ABET-accredited engineering programs preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in electronics test engineering, hardware validation, automated test equipment, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong professional experience developing test automation software using C#/.NET.
• Experience working with software development lifecycle processes and version control systems.
• Hands-on experience communicating with hardware and test instruments using protocols such as SCPI, USB, TCP/IP, and serial communication.
• Strong understanding of electronics and hardware systems.
• Knowledge of: Signal processing ADC/DAC systems Microcontrollers EEPROM Bootloaders SPI UART I2C/I3C TTL.
• Experience developing and executing hardware test plans and validation strategies.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies for electronic and electro-optical products throughout the product lifecycle.
• Create test plans covering design validation, characterization, qualification, and production testing.
• Perform hands-on testing in laboratory, prototype, and manufacturing environments.
• Develop test methods that provide coverage, repeatability, and measurement accuracy.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret test data to evaluate product performance.
• Prepare characterization and validation reports and communicate findings to engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Develop and maintain automated test applications using C# and .NET.
• Enhance existing test frameworks and engineering tools.
• Build automated test stations for prototype and production environments.
• Integrate software with laboratory equipment and hardware using SCPI USB TCP/IP RS-232 / Serial.
• Support the software development lifecycle for test applications, including deployment and version control.
• Develop tools to extract, transform, store, and analyze test data.
• Use Python for test scripting or data analysis as needed.
• Interface test software with electronic hardware, optical components, and laboratory instrumentation.
• Support testing of RF, optical, and high-speed electronic systems.
• Troubleshoot interactions between hardware, software, instrumentation, and test fixtures.
• Investigate failures across hardware, software, test equipment, and automated test systems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and recommend corrective or design improvements.
• Identify opportunities to increase test throughput, coverage, reliability, and efficiency.
• Improve test processes as products transition to production.
• Support failure analysis and use test results to drive product and process improvements.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to transition test solutions into production.
• Support New Product Introduction activities and validation readiness.
• Develop and maintain production test procedures and work instructions.
• Train manufacturing personnel on test equipment, procedures, and interpretation of test results.
• Support scaling of automated test processes as production volume increases.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external laboratories for qualification and compliance testing, including NRTL testing.
• The Test Engineer will work closely with Electrical and Hardware Engineering Software Engineering Product Validation Quality Assurance Manufacturing and Operations Reliability Engineering NPI and Production teams.

Skills

C#/.NET

Test automation

Electrical engineering

Hardware testing

Data analysis

SCPI/USB/TCP-IP

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

NI-VISA

Keysight instrumentation

Lab instrumentation

FPGA/MCU

Job description

Peyton Resource Group is seeking a Test Engineer to support development, validation, and production of advanced electronic and electro-optical systems. The role bridges engineering development and manufacturing by creating test strategies, building automated test solutions, and analyzing performance data.

You will develop test plans, perform hands-on lab testing, and build automated test stations for prototype and production.