Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

Jobot Consulting; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Inclusive, flexible work environment

Daily catered meals and snacks

Job summary

Jobot Consulting is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Test Development Engineer to design, develop, and deploy test solutions for high-performance hardware systems in Sunnyvale, CA. The role focuses on PCB/PCBA and system-level test, with extensive hands-on hardware validation and bring-up responsibilities.

The successful candidate will lead test strategy and automation efforts, partnering with design, validation, and manufacturing teams to improve yield, coverage, and data traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test development for hardware products.
• Proven, hands‑on experience with PCB and PCBA manufacturing test.
• Hardware validation and bring‑up in manufacturing environments.
• Test design and test development in manufacturing environments.
• Experience developing test software using Python and/or C/C++ in Linux-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and development of manufacturing test strategies for PCB, PCBA, and system-level hardware.
• Develop and support automated manufacturing test solutions used in factory and contract manufacturing environments.
• Debug and root‑cause hardware, board‑level, and system‑level failures during manufacturing and bring‑up.
• Collaborate with hardware design, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure test coverage, yield improvement, and manufacturability.
• Support PCBA manufacturing test, including boundary scan, functional test, and system integration testing.
• Partner with contract manufacturers on test deployment, sustainment, and issue resolution.
• Develop test software, GUIs, and supporting infrastructure for manufacturing data collection and traceability.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Linux

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

GUI-based test tools

MySQL/SQL

AWS

Job description

Job details:

Competitive pay, benefits, and weekly pay! This Jobot Consulting Job is hosted by: Alex Luhrsen
Salary: $95,000 – $200,000 per year

++A bit about us:++ We are a cutting‑edge technology organization building purpose‑designed systems that dramatically accelerate AI and machine learning workloads. Our teams operate at the intersection of advanced hardware, software, and system design to deliver breakthroughs in performance and efficiency.

Job Title: Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

Compensation: $90K — $200K/year (based on experience)
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule: 1st Shift
Type: Long‑term contract with potential for full‑time conversion

++Why join us?++

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401(k) access
• Inclusive, flexible work environment
• Daily catered meals, healthy snacks, and family-friendly events

++Job Details++

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Test Development Engineer to design, develop, and deploy manufacturing test solutions for complex, high‑performance hardware systems, from PCB and PCBA through full system‑level test.

This role is heavily hands‑on and requires deep experience in hardware validation and PCBA manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the design and development of manufacturing test strategies for PCB, PCBA, and system‑level hardware.
• Develop and support automated manufacturing test solutions used in factory and contract manufacturing environments.
• Debug and root‑cause hardware, board‑level, and system‑level failures during manufacturing and bring‑up.
• Work closely with hardware design, validation, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure test coverage, yield improvement, and manufacturability.
• Support PCBA manufacturing test, including boundary scan, functional test, and system integration testing.
• Partner with contract manufacturers on test deployment, sustainment, and issue resolution.
• Develop test software, GUIs, and supporting infrastructure for manufacturing data collection and traceability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test development for hardware products.
• Proven, hands‑on experience with:

• PCB and PCBA manufacturing test
• Hardware validation and bring‑up
• Test design and test development in manufacturing environments

• Demonstrated experience supporting PCBA manufacturing lines or contract manufacturers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing test automation, including:

• Automated functional test
• Factory test infrastructure
• Test data collection and analysis

• Experience developing test software using:

• Python and/or C/C++
• Linux‑based environments

• Familiar with test‑related tooling and infrastructure such as:

• GUI‑based test tools
• Databases (MySQL / SQL)
• Cloud‑based systems (e.g., AWS) for test data and automation

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