Manufacturing Test Engineer — NPI & Process Improvement

Teledyne FLIR; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne FLIR is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to drive the design, deployment, and sustainment of production test systems at our Oak Ridge facility. You will lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve quality, throughput, and cost.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years in manufacturing or production engineering, with strong experience in test equipment and debugging at multiple levels.

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 reading 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

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Mentoring

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Microscopes

Power supplies

Environmental test equipment

Job description

Teledyne FLIR is seeking a Manufacturing Test Engineer to drive the design, deployment, and sustainment of production test systems at our Oak Ridge facility. You will lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to improve quality, throughput, and cost.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years in manufacturing or production engineering, with strong experience in test equipment and debugging at multiple levels.