Quality Test Engineer
Role Overview
The Quality Test Engineer is responsible for supporting the quality, reliability, and performance of electrical and electronic products throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
This position serves as a technical resource for Production, Engineering, and Quality by leading failure investigations, developing test methods, improving manufacturing processes, and driving corrective actions that improve product reliability and customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate combines strong troubleshooting skills with a disciplined quality engineering approach and has extensive experience in electrical/electronics manufacturing environments.
Key Skills for This Role
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in electrical/electronics manufacturing.
- Strong troubleshooting experience with electrical and electronic assemblies.
- Experience supporting manufacturing test systems and production environments.
- Demonstrated experience performing failure analysis and product investigations.
- Experience leading Root Cause Analysis using:
- 8D
- 5 Why
- Fishbone (Ishikawa)
- Fault Tree Analysis (preferred)
- Experience implementing Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
- Experience with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
- Working knowledge of calibration and metrology principles.
- Strong technical writing skills with experience creating:
- Test Procedures
- Engineering Reports
- Failure Analysis Reports
- Work Instructions
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electronics diagnostics
- Functional testing
- Failure Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- CAPA
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- ISO 9001
- Calibration & Metrology
- Technical documentation
- Engineering report writing
- Core Competencies
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Technical problem solving
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong communication skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Customer focus
- Initiative and accountability
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects
- Data-driven decision making
- Success Measures
- Reduce warranty and field failures through effective root cause investigations.
- Improve production quality and First Pass Yield.
- Increase manufacturing test effectiveness.
- Deliver timely and effective corrective actions.
- Support Engineering and Production in resolving technical issues.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 requirements.
- Drive measurable improvements in product reliability and manufacturing performance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Minitab for statistical analysis.
- Experience with SPC, Process Capability (Cp/Cpk), and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Knowledge of IPC standards and electronics manufacturing processes.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification is a plus.
- Experience with ERP and Quality Management Systems.
- Fault Tree Analysis (preferred)
- Minitab (preferred)
Technical Skills
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electronics diagnostics
- Functional testing
- Failure Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- CAPA
- Minitab (preferred)
- Microsoft Excel
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- ISO 9001
- Calibration & Metrology
- Technical documentation
- Engineering report writing
- Core Competencies
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Technical problem solving
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong communication skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Customer focus
- Initiative and accountability
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects
- Data-driven decision making
- Success Measures
- The successful Quality Test Engineer will:
- Reduce warranty and field failures through effective root cause investigations.
- Improve production quality and First Pass Yield.
- Increase manufacturing test effectiveness.
- Deliver timely and effective corrective actions.
- Support Engineering and Production in resolving technical issues.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 requirements.
- Drive measurable improvements in product reliability and manufacturing performance.
About Megger
British manufacturer of electrical test, monitoring, and data-analytics equipment for energy, water, and industrial infrastructure.
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