Manufacturing Test Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer supports and advances manufacturing test systems for insulin pump products and upcoming commercialization efforts in a type 1 diabetes management environment. This role owns factory acceptance testing systems on the production floor that verify product functionality before shipment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain manufacturing test systems used on the production floor, with a focus on factory acceptance testing systems that verify product functionality before shipment.
• Develop, update, and troubleshoot Python scripts for test automation, including test execution, equipment control, data acquisition, and data analysis.
• Validate multiple functional criteria within automated test systems, such as motor performance, current draw, mechanical assembly integrity, and overall pass/fail outcomes.
• Improve existing test systems by tuning test thresholds, refining test methods, and enhancing system reliability and throughput.
• Analyze test results and production data to identify trends, failure modes, and opportunities for process and test optimization.
• Troubleshoot test system issues across hardware, software, process, and test method layers to quickly resolve production-impacting problems.
• Design, modify, and improve hardware and electromechanical test fixtures, nests, and tooling to support robust and repeatable testing.
• Integrate and maintain test hardware components, including DAQ systems, sensors, PLCs, and automation elements within manufacturing test platforms.
• Develop and validate manufacturing test methods and test plans for automated test systems in a regulated medical device environment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to support new product introduction, manufacturing scale-up, and process development.
• Create and maintain technical documentation related to test systems, test methods, fixture designs, and validation protocols.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to increase test coverage, reduce false failures, and improve yield and throughput.
• Act as a hands-on engineering resource on the production floor, working closely with operators and engineering teams to address day-to-day test and equipment issues.
• Contribute to the design and improvement of custom automated equipment and test platforms as needed to support evolving product and manufacturing requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of manufacturing test engineering experience, ideally with automated test systems, electromechanical products, or regulated hardware manufacturing.
• Strong Python scripting ability for test automation, including equipment control, data acquisition, test execution, and data analysis.
• Proven experience developing, maintaining, troubleshooting, or improving automated manufacturing test systems.
• Experience with test hardware integration, including DAQ systems, sensors, PLCs, automation components, or similar equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues that span hardware, software, manufacturing processes, and test methods.
• Hands-on experience with hardware and electromechanical test fixtures, sensors, and test hardware integration.
• Comfort working at the intersection of hardware, software, manufacturing, and data-driven problem solving rather than in a purely software or purely mechanical role.
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably medical device manufacturing.
• Knowledge of factory acceptance testing (FAT) concepts and manufacturing test methods for automated test systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with SolidWorks or other CAD tools for basic fixture, nest, or tooling modifications.
• Experience in designing or improving custom automated equipment and test platforms.
• Experience with SQL, Python-based data analysis, or data visualization tools for production and test data.
• Exposure to MES systems or digital manufacturing integration.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing or other regulated industries such as aerospace and defense.
• Ability to work effectively in a growth-stage environment supporting new product introduction, manufacturing scale-up, and process development.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail when tuning test thresholds and validating test methods.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, and production teams.
• Comfort with documentation and validation activities required in regulated environments.

Skills

• Python scripting
• Test automation
• Electromechanical troubleshooting
• Fixture improvement
• Collaboration with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations teams
• Custom automated equipment and test platforms design
• Data analysis and visualization
• Regulated manufacturing environment experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• FSA and HSA Plan Options, including an annual company contribution to the HSA
• 401(k) program with employer match
• Generous vacation accrual and paid holiday schedule
• Flexible work options
• Potential bonus and equity upside