Job Description
Principal Test Engineer
An on-site individual who can:
- Take ownership for and develop diagnostic and test capabilities for production, field and system power-up self-test
- Work with and train CM personnel to perform diagnostic tests, generate summary test reports, and archive results in a production test database
- Work with CM and engineering to resolve production and field failures and drive changes needed to resolve issues as they arise
- Work with the design team to design, build, test, document and release electromechanical test fixtures
- Program test software in Python, write scripts and applications on Linux platforms
- Write formal test protocols
- Conduct tests of electronic equipment according to written protocols and write formal test reports
- Analyze and present numerical results using software tools such as Matlab to other engineers
- Troubleshoot issues with electromechanical apparatus by independently reading and understanding electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
Qualifications:
- BS electrical engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing engineering. MS preferred.
- 10+ years commercial experience as a test engineer of medical device capital equipment. 3+ years as a technical lead in test engineering
- Experience with standard electronics lab equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, etc.
- Strong programming experience in python with additional experience in languages such as C, C++, JavaScript, or similar
- Experience using Matlab independently to analyze data and present results
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills
- Self-motivated. Works well both independently and in a diverse team.
Nice to have's:
- Experience with IEC 60601-1 EMC & Safety testing
- Experience with hand tools, basic power tools, and 3D printing preferred
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