Senior Reliability/Test Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide DFT direction to R&D from concept stage and throughout new product development.
• Design, develop, and influence the various automated production systems required to implement the product test strategy.
• Partner with R&D and Mfg. Engineering to develop contract manufacturing ready and reliable test systems, jigs & fixture.
• Optimize calibration and test processes for coverage, capability, and test stand capacity.
• Detail project planning to ensure all test solutions and processes are developed, documented, debugged, deployed, and validated in time for new product pilot run.
• Effective use of quality tools such as statistical process and measurement uncertainty to ensure test solutions are in control and traceable to a calibration standard.
• Install and validate production systems at the final production facility either at Viavi or contract manufacture.
• Maintain metrics including Test Cycle Time, while maintaining effective and agreed upon test coverage.
• Ensure optimal test coverage and capability at specified budget constraints.
• Comply with Gage Repeatability and Reliability Pre-Requisites.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

Conduct experiments and report results to ensure products are designed to be reliable and fault-tolerant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience developing automated functional tests, both hardware and software.
• IDE programming experience in test automation using LabWindows CVI or NI TestStand.
• Competent in Digital/Audio/RF/Microwave communication concepts.
• Knowledge of industry standard test technologies and methods using test equipment such as Network Analyzers, Signal (Spectrum) Analyzers, Measurement Receivers, Signal Generators, Audio Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and DMMs.
• Program language experience with emphasis on ANSI C and familiarity with languages such as Python, PowerShell, Linux Shell, C++.
• SQL database programming experience for test record and data management.
• General knowledge of statistical process control concepts and use of tools for analysis and reporting.
• General knowledge of measurement uncertainties and calibration traceability to national standards.
• Written documentation experience such as test specifications, procedures, installation instructions, interconnects, assembly drawings, preventive maintenance.
• Project planning experience.
• Communicates effectively with the team, interdepartmental stakeholders, and contract manufactures.
• Engages actively with the team and manager reporting status while working on objectives.
• Demonstrates leadership skills and self-motivation.
• Able to travel internationally up to 10% of the time to contract manufacturing sites.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Bonus program