What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Test Engineer - Manufacturing position at Detector Electronics LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Spectrum Safety Solutions :
With approximately 1,400 employees operating in more than 20 countries, Spectrum Safety Solutions is a global leader in fire detection and suppression solutions for high-hazard applications across verticals such as critical infrastructure, oil and gas, marine and clean energy. Our global team leverages strong customer relationships across four recognized brands, Det-Tronics, Marioff, Autronica, and Fireye, to deliver differentiated lifecycle solutions and advance growth across key segments. Carved out from Carrier’s Fire & Security business in July 2024, Spectrum Safety Solutions is now a privately-held company under the ownership of Sentinel Capital Partners.
Det-Tronics :
We make the world a better place to live! At Spectrum’s Det-Tronics, we build and maintain comfortable, accessible, efficient, healthy, safe, secure, and sustainable environments. Det-Tronics is a $180M technologically innovative, projects-based global brand protecting customers in many challenging environments with high end flame and gas detection products and systems. Det-Tronics is a part of Spectrum Safety Solutions and has a global footprint with manufacturing sites in the U.S. and sales presence in all key geographies.
About This Role :
The Senior Test Engineer - Manufacturing is a key member of the Operations Support team and uses education and experience to ensure the efficient performance of production equipment. Work with Design Engineering, Compliance, and Production to define product test requirements. Design, build and maintain functional test fixtures used on the production floor. Program fixtures to operate the tests, capture test results, and interface with a tester computer interface (GUI). Document test requirements, test process work instructions, tester design documentation, maintenance plan (PM), and tester maintenance standard work. This role requires solid skills in electrical design, software, some mechanical design, hands-on building / wiring, programming (C#), and solid communication and writing skills.
This position reports directly to the Test Engineering Manager, collaborating with Test Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Test Technicians, and the Production Team.
Specific responsibilities for this position include :
- The main responsibility is to continually improve production test equipment, software, tools, test fixtures, and test processes
- Support production to meet customer shipment schedules through problem resolution, troubleshooting, documentation updates, and test fixture repair and maintenance.
- Work with design engineering to understand test requirements
- Work with the Manufacturing Engineering team in the creation of automated and semi-automated test equipment for the manufacturing floor.
- Create new test fixture software using Visual Studio .Net C#.
- Support existing test fixture programming in C#, C , Python, and LabView.
- Create, modify, and maintain controlled documents (including detailed tester design documentation and test process operator instructions)
- Work with the Manufacturing Engineering and Production teams to create a thorough and robust preventative maintenance program for the production equipment.
- Perform the initial troubleshooting of failures affecting test equipment, fixtures, and processes.
- Assist in the maintenance and repair of production test equipment and fixtures as necessary.
- Design and maintain electronic test components (circuit board level)
- Analyze test capacity and effectivity to optimize product flow through production processes
- Function as part of the production team(s) and support product quality, line efficiency, and general safety goals and metrics
- Actively participate in production improvement activities and proactively seek and suggest improvement opportunities.
- Support the Preventive Maintenance system
- Support the Manufacturing Execution System
- Support achievement of EH&S goals; complete monthly inspections and complete all assigned action items in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Education / Experience :
Preferred Education / Experience :
