Operations Test Process Engineer- Med Dev- North San Jose

About the role

The Operations Test Process Engineer supports manufacturing execution for the production line. This hands-on, shop-floor role serves as the first line of technical support for manufacturing test activities. The engineer will partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and NPI Engineering to maintain production continuity and product quality. The role supports testing of robotic subsystems, troubleshooting of test failures, root cause identification, and quality system execution.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring uninterrupted manufacturing operations and escalating issues when appropriate.
• Work directly with Manufacturing Associates and cross-functional engineering partners to identify and resolve technical issues affecting safety, quality, delivery, or production continuity.
• Investigate manufacturing test failures using structured troubleshooting and problem-solving methods.
• Troubleshoot test hardware, software, and system interfaces.
• Document findings, define containment actions, and partner with Test, NPI Engineering, and Quality on permanent corrective actions.
• Capture technical knowledge and recurring failure modes to improve troubleshooting consistency and reduce production downtime.
• Support change controls, CAPAs, NCRs, and related quality system activities.
• Participate in nonconformance investigations, root cause analysis, impact assessments, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure assigned manufacturing and documentation.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience
• Medical device or complex capital equipment experience
• Ability to modify/edit Python test scripts

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision benefits
• 401K enrollment options
• 9 paid holidays + 13 days of accrued PTO annually