Test Engineer 1
Summary
Test Engineer 1 at Quanta Manufacturing's La Vergne, TN plant develops and maintains automated test processes for servers, switches, and storage devices, analyzes failures to find root causes, documents results, and trains production technicians. The role emphasizes test methodology, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration, with about 10% travel.
Position Summary:
Test Engineer will be expected to drive test process efficiency improvements reducing Time-to-Fail and overall test time while maintaining integrity of test and quality of product shipped. Support the launch of new products at QMN. Work closely with the end customers, corporate R&D, Test Development, and Manufacturing teams to analyze test data, troubleshoot, and identify product defects, verify fixes and document test results. Communicate product readiness, level of quality, and results to project team.
Essential Functions:
• Develops and maintains automated test processes to enhance and ensure the reliability and quality of new and existing products
• Performs results analysis, root cause identification, and reporting
• Analyzes failure reports and makes recommendations to improve product reliability and quality, and quality assurance processes, practices and procedures
• Works independently and within engineering practices to maintain, modify, and enhance existing quality methods & processes
• Makes good technical decisions and completes tasks & assignments under only general direction
• Recognize problems that need further investigation, seek assistance when needed, demonstrate initiative and self-motivation
• Independently determine and develop approach to solutions, under only very general direction
• Provide solutions for wide range of difficult problems
• Ensure common test tool set is developed for use in manufacturing and service
• Provide leadership for all tests and diagnostics used in product engineering, manufacturing, returned material repair and supplier quality
• Develop, implement and support test processes for the production of a variety of products including servers, switches and storage devices
• Develop techniques to troubleshoot failing systems as quickly and efficiently as possible
• Create work instructions and update online documentation for testing, troubleshooting, and repairing CCBU products assembled at QMN
• Train production technicians to test, troubleshoot and repair CCBU products manufactured at QMN. This will entail managing several test projects simultaneously.
• Engineering Failure Analysis on product issues identified in field
• Assist with reporting test data to management as required
• Set up/maintain the Test Servers and Network in conjunction with IT group
• Create basic test files as necessary (such as cable files and hardware lists) for new models
• Other duties as assigned by management.
Other Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to build internal and external cross functional relationships
• Project Management Skills
• Proven knowledge and demonstrated application of engineering concepts and skills
• Understanding of software systems and the process required in producing product deliverables
• Experience in testing methodologies and theories, test plan development, test case design, test execution practices, optimization of test coverage versus costs, data collection and root cause analysis techniques, and reporting practices
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Strong sense of process, detail and follow through
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task across problem domains and various contexts
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Willingness to travel both domestically and abroad (10%)