Hardware Test Engineer

• Hardware design for test boards, and J-tag boundary scan test development
• Design, develop, document and maintain production test equipment, programs and procedures
• Support of tester, ECOs and line down issues
• Understand HW/FW test requirements, write test plan and provide test solution
• Design and integrate test fixtures with ME
• Prepare specifications for production test equipment to be developed by outside vendors
• Evaluate new product performance, testability and specifications and active participation in DFM/DFT reviews for NPI programs
• Supports team in testing, calibration, debug, troubleshooting, and failure analysis investigations
• Train technician to perform board repair, assemble and maintain test equipment
• Review production yield data, analyze parametric data, and identify areas of improvement
• Establish root cause of production failures and customer returns
• Provide feedback to design engineering team of suspected design related product issues
• Identify and take ownership of continuous improvement activities
• Accommodate to a flexible work schedule and work extra hours, on occasion, to meet time-sensitive team goals

Do you have experience in Schematic development for electrical drafting?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering?, * 5+ years of relevant experience in electronic circuit test automation, PCBA manufacturing process and/or consumer electronics industry

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 5 or more years related experience as a Test Engineer (manufacturing environment preferred)
• At least 2 years of experience working in a hardware R&D environment or equivalent
• Ability to read, interpret and create schematic drawings and technical documents
• Schematic design using Orcad
• Guide PCB design using Cadence Allegro
• Must have the ability to define projects, deliver results according to timeline, and execute to plan
• Must be able to effectively communicate in writing and verbally, internally and externally
• Requires strong knowledge of utilizing electronics test equipment such as digital scopes, logic analyzers, and data acquisition systems
• Onsite support at manufacturing locations to assist, and monitor, assembly line processes and operation
• Have a desire and natural intuition to understand the functionality of complex microcomputer-based electronics systems and perform root-cause failure analysis
• Basic understanding of embedded software and it configuration of custom ASIC and FPGA devices; enough to enable and configure basic BIST functionality or to detect firmware set-up issues
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of testing parameters, system margin analysis, and production tests processes
• Electronic troubleshooting of digital and analog electronics, systems integration faults, test equipment and process flaws

3.33.3 out of 5 stars Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 $110,000 - $135,000 a year