Staff Engineer, Test Development

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Test Engineering Development (TED)
Role:  Staff Engineer (SEN)
Job Title:  Staff Engineer, Test Development
Job Code:  SEN-ENG-TED
Job Level:  Level 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Staff Engineer, Test Development designs, develops and implements automatic test equipment and test programs for product testing and design verification which ensure robust and high quality assembled products in manufacturing.

The role requires establishing test strategies and architecting test solutions based on product design specifications and production test requirements. The position will include direct onsite development, as well as interaction with global support teams capable of assisting with project development activity. 

Projects support customers in several end markets including Industrial, Healthcare and Aerospace & Defense. Experience with the relevant product technologies and development processes in these segments is a important asset.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains and participate in project planning and scheduling.

• Provides technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas

• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.)

• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract.

• Analyze tradeoffs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develop deployment strategies and plans.

• Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.

• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.

• Establish short term and long term investment and skill development strategies and business cases with global impact to organization

• Develop production test strategies based on product design specification

• Design and develop test solutions including hardware & software elements and then system integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the test plan.

• Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies

• Execute all validation/qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods

• Stabilization of Test Solutions for manufacturing working to optimize with process teams focusing on cycle time and yield.

• Test developers may also work with product design teams with feedback from product testability, test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience.

Enabling Competencies:

• Project Management - Ability to manage/lead complex, multiple line engineering projects that may also involve other functions. Demonstrate solid understanding of the technical, financial and people aspects of the project. Able to create a project/change management plan and ensure that the project is delivered within the assigned time and budget. Ability to recognize project barriers and develop mitigation plans

• Leadership - Demonstrate "People & Team Leadership Behaviors" as per Celestica Leadership Imperatives.

• Financial Acumen / Business Planning - Ability to create financial plans for your projects, align them internally with your line of management and other functions and externally if needed. Create project plans, profitability calculations, risk and sensitivity analysis, able to recognize barriers and mitigate profitability risks. Fully knowledgeable about internal and external financial reporting, accounting and tax requirements relevant to your area of expertise.

• The following competencies may also be required: Coaching/Mentoring; Communication/Negotiation/Presentation; Creative Problem Solving; Customer Interaction/Stakeholder Management; Quality & Lean; Working Effectively with Others; D/PFMEA; 8D/Corrective Action; Equipment Safety; Design of Experiments (DOE).

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Technical Competencies:

The following are the associated Technical Competencies that are required for the various Standard Jobs within the Test Engineering Manufacturing career stream. This list is for illustrative purposes and may not be inclusive of all skills.

Standard Job : Technical Skills

• FUNCTIONAL /SYSTEMS /STRESS TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, ESS Hardware, ESS Profile, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, FT Diagnostic and Firmware Development, FT Fixture Development, FT Fixture Mechanical Design, FT Equipment Skills, FT Debug/integration of SW/HW, RF Test Development (<5Ghz), RF Test Development (>20Ghz), High Energy Experience, Electrical - Automation, IPC-10, Engineering Control & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality & Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, System Architecture, EE - Digital, EE - Analog, FW - Firmware, OS, Application Software.

• STRUCTURAL TEST OPERATIONS : ESD Controls, Functional / System Test Solution Support, RF Test Operations, Test Fixture, Boundary Scan, Test Strategy Creation, Test Plan Creation, FT Software Development, IPC-610, Engineering Controls & System Tools, Quality Data (KPI), Supplier Quality and Component Engineering, Manufacturing Operational Management, DFM - Manufacturing, DFA - Assembly, DFT - Physical Test , DFT - Electrical Test

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• 7 to 10 years of related experience;Experience in similar job roles

Typical Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.