Test Engineer

About the role

This role focuses on hands-on video testing and troubleshooting of complex embedded hardware and software systems. You will set up and run video tests, diagnose issues at the board level using lab equipment, and collaborate with engineering teams to verify and validate high-speed video and multimedia products.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run video tests on embedded systems using encoders, decoders, monitors, and related video equipment.
• Connect devices to test fixtures and configure test setups, including encoders, decoders, and fiber connections, before executing automated or semi-automated test scripts.
• Troubleshoot video issues by using tools such as signal generators, signal analyzers, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers, and by reviewing schematics to identify potential problem areas.
• Perform hands-on testing of both hardware and software, focusing on verification and validation (V&V) of video and high-speed signal performance.
• Check DC power levels, analyze electrical issues, document findings, and work closely with the engineering team to resolve problems.
• Conduct verification and validation tests (V&V) on boards and systems, ensuring they meet design and performance requirements.
• Generate clear, detailed test reports that summarize test setups, procedures, results, and identified issues.
• Collaborate with electrical, firmware, software, and mechanical engineers to review observed behaviors, determine appropriate test strategies, and decide how to program or test specific features.
• Inspect and test PCBs at the board level, including high-speed signals, and use schematics to guide test and debug activities.
• Identify when PCB rework is required and provide precise instructions to technicians or engineers, such as which components to move or solder, and where to place resistors or other components.
• Use and manage multiple automation consoles, ensuring proper test setup and execution while remaining actively involved in hardware-level testing and analysis.
• Configure and run partial automation scripts for tests, interpret results, and adjust configurations as needed to validate system performance.
• Utilize lab management best practices, keeping test areas organized, equipment properly configured, and test data well documented.
• Participate in discussions and meetings to review test behaviors and results, and to contribute to decisions on how to refine tests or configurations for improved coverage and accuracy.

Requirements

• Proven video testing experience with video, multimedia, screens, displays, and monitors.
• Hands-on experience analyzing and testing PCBs and boards in embedded systems, including high-speed signals on the board.
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics and apply them during troubleshooting and testing.
• Strong proficiency using oscilloscopes for measurement and analysis of signals.
• Experience using test equipment such as signal generators, signal analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience in test engineering with a focus on verification and validation (V&V), including verification testing, validation testing, and automated test execution.
• Detailed approach to electronics lab work and lab management, including careful documentation and organization.
• Comfort working directly with hardware and test fixtures, rather than solely relying on fully automated, push-button testing.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7–10+ years of experience in test engineering, hardware testing, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on hardware testing experience at the board level, including high-speed and embedded systems.
• Soldering experience and familiarity with PCB rework, including moving components and modifying board layouts as needed.
• Experience using additional tools such as digital analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators for deeper analysis.
• Understanding of how firmware drives peripherals, USB interfaces, and physical components, with the ability to relate this to hardware behavior.
• Ability to bridge hardware and firmware perspectives, focusing on how physical components and signals behave rather than only on communication protocols.

Skills

• Proven video testing experience with video, multimedia, screens, displays, and monitors.
• Hands-on experience analyzing and testing PCBs and boards in embedded systems, including high-speed signals on the board.
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics and apply them during troubleshooting and testing.
• Strong proficiency using oscilloscopes for measurement and analysis of signals.
• Experience using test equipment such as signal generators, signal analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience in test engineering with a focus on verification and validation (V&V), including verification testing, validation testing, and automated test execution.
• Detailed approach to electronics lab work and lab management, including careful documentation and organization.
• Comfort working directly with hardware and test fixtures, rather than solely relying on fully automated, push-button testing.
• Experience programming in Python to perform basic automation and configure test tools.
• Experience conducting network-related testing, including interfacing with fiber, Ethernet, and similar communication media.
• Understanding of how firmware drives peripherals, USB interfaces, and physical components, with the ability to relate this to hardware behavior.
• Ability to bridge hardware and firmware perspectives, focusing on how physical components and signals behave rather than only on communication protocols.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $56.00 - $85.00/hr.