Test Engineer – Hardware, Validation

Jobtailor; Tennessee; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in United States, Tennessee, seeks a hands-on Test Lab Engineer to lead hardware testing for Acuity Brands lighting products and components. You will design test plans, perform automated and manual tests, document results, and collaborate with engineering to validate product modifications.

The role requires a BSEE or related degree and strong LabVIEW skills, with experience in ISO 17025 environments. Physical lifting up to 40 lbs is expected; training is provided on the job.

Qualifications

• Experience in an ISO 17025 test lab environment, preferably testing electrical and lighting systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform test and measurement operations on Acuity Brands lighting products, components, and related materials.
• Maintain testing records, generate reports, and partner closely with engineering teams to support product modifications and additional testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive hardware test plans.
• Conduct environmental and stress testing (HALT/HASS is a plus) and guide internal/external test activities.
• Design and implement both automated (scripting) and manual test setups to validate subsystems and full products.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Conduct certification testing (UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC) ensuring products meet internal and external standards, including setup, execution, reporting, and results interpretation.
• Perform validation testing (electrical, mechanical, environmental, FCC, IEC, IEEE) to support third-party safety verification.
• Execute photometric testing using goniophotometers and integrating spheres to measure flux, intensity distribution, and spectral output.
• Maintain lab environment aligned with 5S standards and continuously improve testing processes.
• Track performance using KPIs and apply Lean principles to optimize workflow and efficiency.
• Develop new test methods and standard work aligned with UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC, and internal requirements.
• Maintain test equipment and documentation records.

Skills

Test Plan Development

Root Cause Analysis

Troubleshooting Hardware Failures

Automated Test Setup

Manual Test Setup

Photometric Testing

Validation Testing

Data Reporting

KPI Tracking

Lean Principles Application

Education

BSEE degree (Mechanical/Physics)

Tools

LabVIEW

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for test and measurement operations on Acuity Brands lighting products, components, and related materials.
• Maintain testing records, generate reports, and partner closely with engineering teams to support product modifications and additional testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive hardware test plans.
• Conduct environmental and stress testing (HALT/HASS is a plus) and guide internal/external test activities.
• Design and implement both automated (scripting) and manual test setups to validate subsystems and full products.
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot hardware failures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Conduct certification testing (UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC) ensuring products meet internal and external standards, including setup, execution, reporting, and results interpretation.
• Perform validation testing (electrical, mechanical, environmental, FCC, IEC, IEEE) to support third-party safety verification.
• Execute photometric testing using goniophotometers and integrating spheres to measure flux, intensity distribution, and spectral output.
• Maintain lab environment aligned with 5S standards and continuously improve testing processes.
• Track performance using KPIs and apply Lean principles to optimize workflow and efficiency.
• Develop new test methods and standard work aligned with UL, CSA, ANSI, IEC, and internal requirements.
• Maintain test equipment and documentation records.

Requirements

• BSEE degree (Mechanical/Physics) and experience working for a test lab under the umbrella of ISO 17025, preferably testing electrical and /or lighting systems.
• Proficiency at programming in LabView or similar platform to test products.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Microsoft Office, and other Windows applications.
• Training provided on the job.
• Ability to lift up to 40lbs.

Hard Skills

• Test Plan Development
• Root Cause Analysis
• Troubleshooting Hardware Failures
• Automated Test Setup
• Manual Test Setup
• Photometric Testing
• Validation Testing
• Data Reporting
• KPI Tracking
• Lean Principles Application