Test Engineer - PCBA
Role Overview
The Test Engineer – PCBA develops, validates, maintains, and improves production test procedures and supports diagnosis and repair of failed PCBAs and finished goods.
The work supports quality compliance, new product introduction, transferred products, stable testing and repair processes, and operational excellence.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The Test Engineer – PCBA develops, validates, maintains, and improves production test procedures and supports diagnosis and repair of failed PCBAs and finished goods.
The work supports quality compliance, new product introduction, transferred products, stable testing and repair processes, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain operator instructions and maintenance plans for ICT, flying-probe, and functional test processes.
- Perform level 2 and 3 preventive maintenance and equipment calibration.
- Support process flow, PFMEA, PPAP, and DFM activities with industrialization, test engineering, and R&D teams.
- Track test cycle times by PCBA SKU and update RCCP data with production management.
- Support customer audits, quality certifications, and implementation of new production test solutions.
- Set up test-operation data in SAP and MES; analyze tester OEE and maintenance indicators including MTBF and MTTR.
- Define test-area CAPEX needs and contribute to SMED, Kaizen, RIE, VSM, and other improvement initiatives.
- Provide technical support to other plants and EMS partners and support root-cause analysis during quality crises.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
- At least five years of experience in PCBA manufacturing test in production.
- Significant production test experience, including maintenance, Takaya flying-probe programming, and functional testing.
- Expertise in production test processes and equipment; PCBA manufacturing-process knowledge is a plus.
- IPC-A-610 Class 3 knowledge and application are expected; certification is a strong advantage.
- Knowledge of ESD safety and quality-control practices; test-equipment maintenance-plan experience.
- Communication and teaching skills, attention to detail, and accurate documentation.
Work arrangement
- The employer describes a hybrid worktime model.
What the employer offers
- Mentoring, learning, and career-development opportunities.
- Employee development, onboarding, and a diverse local and global team.
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