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Manufacturing Test Engineer

Weirton, West Virginia, United States

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Overview: 

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline. Minimum 5+ years of experience developing automated test systems in manufacturing, industrial, or product development environments. 
  • This position is focused on developing, deploying, and supporting manufacturing test equipment, software platforms, and data systems used for production operations and factory expansion initiatives. 
  • The role involves designing scalable test architectures, integrating instrumentation and automated test equipment, developing software solutions, and connecting manufacturing test systems with MES, databases, and factory automation platforms. 
  • The engineer will collaborate closely with Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, MES, and Engineering teams to support new product introductions, production ramp activities, and high-volume manufacturing operations.
  • This position requires a combination of software development, hardware integration, manufacturing test expertise, and hands-on troubleshooting capabilities to support reliable, scalable, and production-ready test solutions.  

Key Responsibilities:  

Manufacturing Test System Development 

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable manufacturing test architectures for production environments  
  • Develop test software, operator interfaces, and automated workflows supporting manufacturing operations  
  • Create robust test solutions for cell, module, and system-level production testing  
  • Establish software frameworks, standards, and best practices that support long-term scalability 

Hardware Integration & Automation 

  • Develop, deploy, and validate automated test equipment, fixtures, instrumentation, and control systems  
  • Integrate data acquisition systems, sensors, PLCs, and communication interfaces  
  • Support hardware-software integration activities across manufacturing test environments  
  • Ensure test systems meet reliability, throughput, and quality requirements 

Manufacturing Systems & Data Integration 

  • Integrate test systems with MES platforms, databases, factory automation systems, and traceability tools  
  • Develop automated data collection, validation, reporting, and analytics capabilities  
  • Manage software version control and deployment processes  
  • Ensure manufacturing data integrity and traceability across production operations 

New Product Introduction & Factory Scale-Up 

  • Support introduction of new products, process changes, and manufacturing expansion initiatives  
  • Develop test strategies that support production ramp-up and high-volume manufacturing  
  • Participate in factory launch and capacity expansion projects  
  • Ensure test systems are scalable, repeatable, and production-ready 

Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis 

  • Lead investigations of hardware, software, instrumentation, and process-related issues  
  • Troubleshoot complex manufacturing test failures during commissioning and production  
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions to improve reliability and uptime  
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality and manufacturing performance 

Safety, Validation & Compliance 

  • Collaborate with EHS teams to develop safe testing environments, especially for high-voltage systems  
  • Support implementation of interlocks, barriers, lockout/tagout procedures, and safety controls  
  • Participate in PFMEAs, Control Plans, validation activities, and risk assessments  
  • Ensure compliance with manufacturing, safety, and quality requirements 

Documentation & Training 

  • Create and maintain test procedures, troubleshooting guides, work instructions, and deployment documentation  
  • Support training of operators, technicians, and manufacturing teams  
  • Establish documentation standards supporting repeatable deployment and sustainment 

Profile:  

  • Highly technical engineer who enjoys owning complete test systems from concept to production deployment  
  • Comfortable moving between software development, hardware troubleshooting, and manufacturing support  
  • Strong systems thinker capable of understanding interactions between equipment, software, data, and operations  
  • Hands-on problem solver who enjoys being on the manufacturing floor during launches and commissioning activities  
  • Thrives in fast-paced environments with evolving manufacturing challenges  
  • Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively across engineering, operations, quality, and leadership teams  
  • Demonstrates high ownership and accountability for technical deliverables  

Must Have:  

  • 5+ years of experience developing automated test systems  
  • Strong programming experience with at least one language:  
  • Python Lab 
  • VIEW  
  • C#  
  • C++  
  • Go  
  • Similar programming language 
  • Experience integrating instrumentation, DAQ systems, and automated test equipment  
  • Experience developing complete test solutions from concept through deployment  
  • Experience troubleshooting hardware and software systems  
  • Experience integrating manufacturing systems with MES, databases, or enterprise software platforms  
  • Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet-based protocols, UART, SPI, I2C, etc.)  
  • Experience leading technical projects and influencing cross-functional teams  
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field 

Good to Have: 

  • Manufacturing test experience in battery, energy storage, automotive, or electronics environments  
  • Experience supporting factory launches and production ramp-up activities  
  • Embedded systems or microcontroller experience  
  • Embedded Linux exposure  
  • Battery Management System (BMS) experience  
  • Firmware validation experience  
  • PFMEA and Control Plan development  
  • PLC programming and industrial automation experience  
  • High-voltage testing environments 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

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