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# Hardware Test Engineer

- **Company:** Red Digital Cinema, LLC
- **Location:** Lake Forest, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $135,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Analog Electronics, Automation of Tests, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, OrCAD, Systems Integration, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Hardware Testing
- **Published:** June 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8d7504d2c9738c2f

## About the Role

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

## Description

* 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


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