Hands-On Manufacturing Test Engineer

ACTalent; Town of Caledonia (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Company Benefits- Health, Dental,

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to own testing and production readiness for our products. You will design and build production test systems, set up production lines, and align test requirements with manufacturing flow.

This floor-focused role emphasizes hands-on execution on real systems. Requirements include 5+ years in test engineering, experience with automated test platforms (SPEA/LabVIEW/PLCs), and a background in power electronics or controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in test engineering, controls, or electronics manufacturing.
• Experience designing and building test systems or fixtures.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with automated test systems (SPEA, LabVIEW, PLCs).
• Experience in power electronics or control systems.

Responsibilities

• Define test requirements based on product design and risk.
• Develop test strategies across module, drive, and system levels.
• Ensure complete and efficient test coverage.
• Prepare new products for test readiness prior to production launch.
• Design and build test systems, fixtures, and interfaces.
• Develop reliable test methods for production use.
• Improve systems for stability, repeatability, and throughput.
• Support automated test platforms.
• Support design and build of production lines for new products.
• Define build sequence, station layout, and test integration points.
• Ensure alignment between test systems and manufacturing flow.
• Help establish repeatable, efficient production processes.
• Drive First Pass Yield (FPY) to 97%.
• Lead root cause analysis and reduce repeat failures.
• Ensure test methods validate true product performance.
• Ensure test does not constrain production.
• Improve cycle time without sacrificing coverage.
• Support consistent execution across shifts.

Skills

Production test systems design

Electrical troubleshooting

NPI readiness / product launch support

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

SPEA

LabVIEW

PLCs

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to own testing and production readiness for our products. You will design and build production test systems, set up production lines, and align test requirements with manufacturing flow.

This floor-focused role emphasizes hands-on execution on real systems. Requirements include 5+ years in test engineering, experience with automated test platforms (SPEA/LabVIEW/PLCs), and a background in power electronics or controls.