Senior Test Engineer - EMC & Product Safety

onehealthineers; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

onehealthineers is seeking a Compliance Test Engineer to execute and document EMC, product safety, and environmental testing in an accredited laboratory. The role requires hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and producing defensible test records in a regulated environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in a lab/compliance setting, familiarity with IEC 61326/61010/60601, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to meet project commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in a laboratory, compliance, or product development setting.
• Experience with IEC 61326, IEC 61010, IEC 60601 series.
• Experience in accredited EMC/product safety/environmental testing labs.
• Ability to read schematics and modify circuits.

Responsibilities

• Execute and document EMC, product safety, and environmental testing per test plans and quality systems.
• Perform test setup, execution, and reporting to applicable standards (IEC 61326, IEC 61010, IEC 60601, etc.).
• Prepare high-quality test data, worksheets, setup records, reports for certification and audit review.
• Set up, operate, verify, troubleshoot, and maintain test equipment; support calibration and status activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve test issues and meet project commitments.

Skills

EMC testing experience

Troubleshooting and problem-solving

Documentation and data integrity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Calibration equipment

Job description

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The Compliance Test Engineer executes and documents EMC, product safety, and environmental testing in an accredited laboratory environment. This role is hands‑on and is primarily responsible for the execution, technical integrity, troubleshooting, and documentation of compliance testing for complex in‑vitro diagnostic instrumentation and electrical equipment. The ideal candidate brings deep laboratory testing experience, strong technical judgment, and the ability to produce defensible test records in a regulated, accredited environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and document EMC, product safety, and environmental testing in accordance with approved test plans, test contracts, laboratory procedures, work instructions, and quality system requirements.
• Perform test setup, execution, and reporting to applicable standards, including the IEC 61326, IEC 61010, IEC 60601, and IEC 60068 series and related national and international requirements.
• Execute conducted emissions, radiated emissions, conducted immunity, radiated immunity, ESD, EFT/burst, surge, magnetic immunity, and voltage dips and short interruptions testing.
• Prepare high-quality test data, worksheets, photographs, setup records, reports, and data packages suitable for design verification, certification, and audit review.
• Maintain test-article identification, configuration control, and sample traceability, and record any changes that could affect the validity of test results.
• Set up, operate, verify, troubleshoot, and maintain EMC, product safety, and environmental test equipment, and support calibration, verification, and equipment-status activities.
• Support the installation, movement, setup, troubleshooting, and removal of instruments, test articles, fixtures, and auxiliary equipment within the test environments.
• Identify failure mechanisms, support EMC mitigation and product safety troubleshooting during development and test cycles, and recommend technically defensible corrective actions.
• Recognize deviations, questionable results, equipment issues, and nonconforming work, and **escalate** or stop work when the validity, safety, or quality of testing may be compromised.
• Collaborate with the Compliance Project Engineer, STL Technical Lead, Quality/Compliance Engineer, and cross-functional engineering teams to resolve test issues and meet project commitments.
• Participate in cross-training and structured knowledge transfer, including capture of technical methods and lessons learned from experienced laboratory personnel.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of laboratory procedures, documentation, test methods, and efficiency.
• Perform additional laboratory and project responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Manager based on demonstrated competency, workload, and organizational needs.

Desired Skills for Success in this role

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field preferred or Associate Degree in Electrical or Engineering Technology or related field or equivalent technical training and experience.
• Prior experience in an accredited EMC, product safety, or environmental testing laboratory, or in a regulated product-development environment.
• Experience troubleshooting compliance failures and recommending practical design or setup corrective actions.
• Familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025, IECEE CTF programs, and internal, customer, and external auditing processes.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or technicians in a laboratory environment.
• Continuous learning mindset with a strong commitment to data integrity and quality deliverables.

Required skills for the success in this role

• Minimum of 5 years of related laboratory, compliance, test, electrical, or product-development experience.
• Strong working knowledge of the IEC 61326 and IEC 61010 series, or the IEC 60601 series.
• Hands-on experience with EMC test setups, instrumentation, and mitigation and troubleshooting techniques.
• Proficiency operating spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other EMC and product safety instrumentation.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, component specifications, and mechanical drawings, and to make circuit board modifications and wiring harness changes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing formal technical documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn laboratory document and record-management systems.

Work Environment and Expectations

Full-time, onsite role located in Newark, Delaware. The position operates in a hands‑on laboratory environment involving test equipment, fixtures, and instrumentation, and