Senior Test Engineer

Allient, Inc.; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Dayton, OH is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to lead the development of cost-effective test strategies and ensure a high-quality product that also facilitates manufacturing.

The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, exploring new test technologies, mentoring staff, and designing test equipment and software. The position requires a BS in Engineering, 8+ years of experience, and proficiency in C/C++, LabVIEW, Visual BASIC, CAD, and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience, moving products from prototype to production.
• Design and programming experience with C/C++, LabVIEW, Visual BASIC.
• Strong CAD skills and MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates cross-functional teams in the creation, implementation & validation of complete test systems.
• Explores new test technologies where appropriate.
• Ensures test assets are leveraged to achieve testing outcomes.
• Mentors Test Engineers and Test Technicians with standard practices.
• Prepares test equipment quotations and sourcing recommendations.
• Produces test equipment specifications for performance and reliability.
• Collaborates with Design Engineering on test specs considering failure, OE, warranty data.
• Designs, builds and commissions equipment to high standards.
• Prepares equipment design files with drawings, specs, test results and change requests.
• Writes test software (Visual BASIC, LabVIEW, C, C++) to best practices.
• Maintains project timing plans and cost tracking.

Skills

C/C++

LabVIEW

Visual BASIC

CAD

Test engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

CAD software

Job description

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Full-time Regular Indirect Dayton, OH, US

Allient Inc. is in growth mode and currently seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our team in Dayton, Ohio! The Senior Test Engineer leads and supports the development of a cost-effective product test strategy in the effort to achieve a high-quality product that also facilitates the manufacturing process. The Senior Test Engineer also explores emerging technologies and test practices ensuring the Test Organization maintains a level of acceptable technical debt.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates cross-functional teams in the creation, implementation & validation of complete test systems.
• Explores new test technologies where appropriate
• Ensures test assets are being leveraged in a manner conducive to achieving desired testing outcomes.
• Mentors Test Engineers as well as Test Technicians with a focus on creating a set of standard practices among personnel
• Prepares test equipment quotations based on agreed test strategies and specifications where available. Recommends method of sourcing of equipment - in-house or contracted out.
• Produces test equipment specifications ensuring optimum test performance, minimum test times, and commonality of design while satisfying accuracy, reliability, maintainability, usability, and flexibility requirements.
• Collaborates with Design Engineering to develop efficient and effective test specifications with due regard to failure, OE, Warranty data and ‘lessons learned’ on other products.
• Designs, builds and commissions equipment to the highest possible standard, with support from other engineers and/or outside contract resources as applicable to a project.
• Prepares technical equipment design file to include equipment drawings, specifications, records of all major design decisions, test results and change requests/authority etc.
• Writes test software (Visual BASIC, LabView, C, C++) to the standard of employing best practice principles ensuring integrity of the test system and of the product.
• Produces and maintains test equipment project timing plans, cost tracking etc. ensuring adherence to agreed cost and timing objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical.
• 8 or more years of work experience; transitioning products and processes from prototype to production desired.
• Design and programming experience.
• Solid computer skills include MS Office, Visual BASIC, LabView, C, or C++ software programming. Experience with CAD system usage for project documentation.

To learn more about Allient, visit our website at www.Allient.com

Allient Inc. 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. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.