Senior Test Engineer - Systems Validation & Test Automation

SoloPoint Solutions, Inc.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SoloPoint Solutions, Inc. in Fremont, CA seeks a senior test/quality engineer to lead bring-up and system validation for complex electro-mechanical systems.

You will author procedures, own final qualification, and guide technicians through completion prior to delivery. You will specify and validate test stations and fixtures, including firmware interfaces and network connections, while driving improvements in yield, cycle time, and field reliability using structured root-cause analysis and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in test engineering, manufacturing engineering, or systems validation
• Hands-on experience with complex electro-mechanical systems (electrical, pneumatics, gas systems, cooling, motion, optics, controls)
• Experience with controls and computing (firmware, PLC/controller interfaces, IP/Modbus networking, Linux/Windows, Shell, Python)
• Experience developing and executing test procedures from subsystem through final qualification
• Experience specifying, building, and validating test equipment and fixtures with gage capability and calibration requirements
• Clear communicator who makes decisions from data and maintains rigor under schedule pressure
• Strong troubleshooting skills using structured root cause methods (8D, 5-Why)
• Experience tracking equipment reliability (MTBF, MTTR) and using SPC and MSA
• Additive manufacturing or laser systems experience preferred
• New Product Introduction (NPI) experience preferred
• Aerospace or ISO quality system experience (AS9100, ISO 9001) preferred

Responsibilities

• Author, revise, and release bring-up (Level 600) and system validation (Level 700) test procedures through engineering change control and set acceptance limits
• Own Level 800 final qualification and release sign-off, direct technician support, and confirm printers complete system validation before delivery
• Specify, build, and validate test stations, fixtures, and instrumentation including firmware, PLC interfaces, and networking systems
• Serve as technical escalation point for Test Technicians executing procedures on electrical, pneumatic, cooling, motion, laser optics, and control systems
• Drive improvements in first-pass yield, bring-up cycle time, and field reliability using data-driven analysis and structured problem-solving methods

Skills

Test engineering

Data-driven decisions

8D problem solving

Electrical systems

Pneumatics & hydraulics

Python scripting

IP/Modbus networking

Linux/Windows

Shell

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux

Windows

PLC interfaces

Firmware interfaces

Job description

SoloPoint Solutions, Inc. in Fremont, CA seeks a senior test/quality engineer to lead bring-up and system validation for complex electro-mechanical systems.

You will author procedures, own final qualification, and guide technicians through completion prior to delivery. You will specify and validate test stations and fixtures, including firmware interfaces and network connections, while driving improvements in yield, cycle time, and field reliability using structured root-cause analysis and