Production Test Engineer

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; South Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

Structured training programs

Job summary

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems in South Carolina is looking for a skilled Production Test Engineer to support production tests, failure analysis, and repair activities. The candidate will work closely with system and diagnostic engineers and own manufacturing test processes for new products ensuring timely shipment.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience. ZT Systems offers a competitive base salary, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical coverage, and more.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of manufacturing test experience including server setup, debugging, and repair.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools like Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Experience with networking and Intel server architecture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support production tests, failure analysis, and repair activities.
• Work with engineers to understand server hardware architecture.
• Manage manufacturing test processes for new products.

Skills

Manufacturing test experience

Server setup and debugging

Microsoft Office proficiency

Programming in Linux and Windows

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

About the Role

The Production Test Engineer supports production tests, failure analysis, and repair activities to achieve quality targets and on‑time delivery of systems according to the overall production schedule. They provide first‑level support to the production team and act as liaisons with the Engineering and Mfg Test Development teams. They collect and analyze test data and provide solutions to increase test process yields and efficiency, working closely with cross‑functional production and management teams to meet and exceed customer expectations.

What You’ll Do

• Work with system and diagnostic engineers to understand server hardware architecture and features.
• Influence manufacturing test development, execution, and test flow to improve cycle time and reporting requirements.
• Validate manufacturing tests and lead regression testing of all releases.
• Provide timely feedback to diagnostic teams, report test bugs, and identify test improvements.
• Own manufacturing test processes for NPI products before mass production, ensuring on‑time shipment of all programs.
• Track NPI hardware progress through the manufacturing test process and create failure summary reports.
• Differentiated failures: identify hardware failures vs. test‑process induced false fails.
• Collaborate with system engineering and diagnostic teams to close all open test issues.
• Oversee and improve test processes, providing daily production test status reports and yield summaries.
• Diagnose first‑level failures, propose and status process improvements, and analyze test cycle times.
• Review test logs to root‑cause failures, create experiments and scripts to isolate and duplicate failures, and assess reproducibility.
• Train production test and repair technicians and become subject‑matter expert for all manufacturing tests.
• Support continuous improvement and 5S initiatives, working with extended teams to execute improvement actions among peers, leads, supervisors, managers, and engineering staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of manufacturing test experience, including server setup, debugging, and repair.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Programming experience in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with networking and Intel server architecture.
• Experience in data center environments is a plus.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of test data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance‑based annual bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible educational programs.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with leading providers.
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs.
• Company‑paid life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays.
• Parental leave and family care support programs.
• Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities.
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about.

Equal Opportunity Employment

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either (i) be a U.S. citizen or national, (ii) be a U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) be a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) be an asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or (2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science and U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing. Learn more at www.ztsystems.com.