Manufacturing Test Engineer

Teledyne; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne FLIR Defense in Oak Ridge, TN, is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to lead the development and sustainment of production test systems. You will interface between Engineering and Operations to drive diagnostics, tooling, and process improvements that ensure robust manufacturing quality.

The role requires a strong background in engineering with 8+ years in manufacturing or production testing, plus hands-on troubleshooting and system-level debugging capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline is required.
• 8+ years of manufacturing, test engineering, or production engineering experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability.
• Ability to read schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and sustain manufacturing test systems, fixtures, and diagnostic tools.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering support to manufacturing operations
• Debug and resolve failures at system, subsystem, PCB, and component levels.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support new product introduction and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop test procedures, work instructions, and technical documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, throughput, and cost.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Mentor technicians and manufacturing personnel.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Microscopes

Power supplies

Environmental test equipment

Job description

US - Oak Ridge, TN

Full time

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

#AnyThreatAnywhere

Job Summary:

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering team, the Manufacturing Test Engineer is responsible for development, deployment, sustainment, and continuous improvement of production test systems and processes. The role provides technical leadership to manufacturing, supports new product introduction, and serves as a key interface between Engineering and Operations.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and sustain manufacturing test systems, fixtures, and diagnostic tools.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering support to manufacturing operations
• Debug and resolve failures at system, subsystem, PCB, and component levels.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support new product introduction and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop test procedures, work instructions, and technical documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, throughput, and cost.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Mentor technicians and manufacturing personnel.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of manufacturing, test engineering, or production engineering experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, microscopes, power supplies, and environmental test equipment.
• Ability to read schematics, drawings, and technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, or unmanned systems.
• NPI and manufacturing transfer experience.
• Python, C, C++, or C# knowledge.
• Mechatronics background is an asset
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.

Key Competencies

Technical Leadership, New Product Introduction, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing Support, Continuous Improvement, and Cross-Functional Collaboration.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

#FLIR

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.