Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer: Automation & Strategy

SEL Engineering Services; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (ESOP)

401(k) plan

Health and dental benefits

Paid holidays and leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Pullman, WA, is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer to guide board-level functional test teams across sites. You will shape test architectures, drive efficiency, and implement automation to ensure world-class product quality and performance.

You will lead NPI and sustaining efforts, recruit and mentor engineers, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to scale testing capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of engineering/engineering management experience.
• Strong technical expertise in electronics manufacturing and test engineering.
• Experience with PCB-level testing and automated test solutions.
• Demonstrated success delivering manufacturing test processes and systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy test strategies for NPI and sustaining programs.
• Improve production test systems and processes for reliability and scalability.
• Drive continuous improvement for quality, coverage, throughput, and automation.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a test engineering team across sites.
• Evaluate new test technologies, equipment, and automation.
• Build long-term test technology roadmaps and portfolio plans.
• Collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to solve challenges.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Electronics manufacturing

Test engineering

Automation experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PCB testing

Automated test systems

Test software

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Pullman, WA, is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer to guide board-level functional test teams across sites. You will shape test architectures, drive efficiency, and implement automation to ensure world-class product quality and performance.

You will lead NPI and sustaining efforts, recruit and mentor engineers, and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to scale testing capabilities.