Manufacturing Test Engineer: End-to-End, Scalable Tests

OTT HydroMet; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Onboarding & training

401(k)

Career coaching

Job summary

OTT HydroMet in Austin, Texas seeks a Manufacturing Test Engineer to support the development, deployment, and maintenance of production test systems. This role improves manufacturing quality, performance and throughput while serving as a liaison between Operations and R&D.

You’ll troubleshoot test stands, develop SOPs, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Product Management and cross-functional teams, enabling scalable manufacturing with Lean improvements and NPI support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with emphasis on electrical or mechanical disciplines.
• 1–3 years designing, deploying, or supporting production test systems in manufacturing.
• Ability to read PCBA schematics to diagnose electrical and test-system issues.
• Experience with automated testing and manufacturing test equipment.
• Familiarity with quality/process control tools (pFMEA, Gauge R&R).
• Experience creating technical docs, SOPs, and work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support design, deployment, and maintenance of production test systems.
• Troubleshoot test stand issues and implement corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Product Management, and cross‑functional teams.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean manufacturing tools.
• Support new product introduction and NPI transfer from R&D to Operations.

Skills

PCBA schematics reading

Automated testing

Test equipment

pFMEA

Gauge R&R

SOP/documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

DMM

SMU

Power supplies

Job description

OTT HydroMet in Austin, Texas seeks a Manufacturing Test Engineer to support the development, deployment, and maintenance of production test systems. This role improves manufacturing quality, performance and throughput while serving as a liaison between Operations and R&D.

You’ll troubleshoot test stands, develop SOPs, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Product Management and cross-functional teams, enabling scalable manufacturing with Lean improvements and NPI support.