Electrical Testing Engineer

Job Description

Electrical Testing Engineer (Chelsea, MA)

FLSA STATUS:   Salaried / Exempt

DEPARTMENT:   Quality Control

SUPERVISOR:   Senior Quality Control Manager

DIRECT REPORTS: None

Position Summary   

The First Electronics Corporation (FEC) specializes in the manufacture of over-molded, extra-flexible, multi-conductor, fully EMI-shielded cable assemblies, harnesses, and electro-mechanical assemblies custom-built for military and harsh environment applications. FEC also produces electro-mechanical assemblies and systems for custom applications, all with no minimum quantity requirements. The company is AS9100 and IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified.  

The Electrical Test Engineer is responsible for supporting the testing of product and process conformance in a timely and effective manner. Supporting the company’s policies, procedures, and activities involved in assuring the quality of manufactured products. Including supporting the Quality department responsible for the inspection and testing for cable and wire products to ensure they meet all quality standards, specifications, and regulations.

The Electrical Test Engineer is critical in contributing to the fundamental changes that are critical to FEC’s Quality Control department. This position is instrumental in enhancing and strengthening our operations and quality to enable the growth and development of the business by driving improvements in capacity, efficiency, and productivity within the Quality Control department. This position’s primary focus is to contribute and execute the team’s strategic plans for operational optimization, expansion, and sustainability within the Testing department.

The Electrical Test Engineer is a respectful team-player that works well with diverse internal team members. This position is ambitious, self-motivated, results-driven, and demonstrates problem solving skills with sound judgment. This role is also responsive, flexible, accessible, detail oriented, willing to embrace change and proactively adjust plans. Partnering with and elevating others by communicating with peers to increase awareness and ensure team success.

Minimum Qualifications  

 Education:   

•  Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience:   

• At least three years of experience working in a Manufacturing environment

Knowledge:   

• Experience with IPC/WHMA-A-620 and/or J-STD-001 is strongly desired 

Job Responsibilities  

• This position reports directly to the Sr. Quality Manager and is primarily responsible for the testing department in Chelsea, MA but may occasionally need to support the Braintree location.
• Must have a clear understanding of FEC’s processes, customer requirements, and applicable standards.
• Programing of Automated Test Machines and ensuring existing programs consistently meet requirements.
• Program and if needed and operate Thermal Shock chamber IAW customer requirements.
• Calibrate automated test machines.
• Support team members in the Testing department and help ensure they are performing effectively and efficiently.
• Flow the required test parameters per customer requirements to the Testing team and ensure Testing Team is using proper equipment to test product.
• As needed, teach personnel proper methods to tests such as Continuity, Dielectric Withstanding Voltage, Insulation Resistance, TDR, Insertion Loss, and troubleshooting techniques in the safest practices. Other testing to be determined as needed.
• Manage testing equipment, accessories, and testing area. Ensure equipment is function as intended, organized, and maintained properly.
• Work with Engineering and Purchasing to review and order equipment needed to assure the needed test equipment is in place, including but not limited to test mates, electrical equipment, and components.
• Design and develop test adapters for test equipment to ensure testing processes are efficient and effective. Manage the process with the help of the Assistant Electrical Test Engineer.
• Ensure testing equipment and mates are repaired in a timely manner.
• When required, perform functional tests and inspections on cable and wire products to ensure they operate as designed and meet requirements.
• Ensure the results of all tests, inspections, and calibrations are recorded and retained. Create, update, compile, save and maintain documentation into internal database.
• When required, troubleshoot nonconforming cables, fill out nonconformance reports and communicate findings to Quality Manager.
• Detect and report unusual or non-conforming documentation, materials, conditions, equipment, or product to Quality Manager.
• Assist and sometimes lead Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts.
• Work with various internal personnel and departments to communicate and resolve quality issues.
• Maintain and create a clean, uncluttered environment that reduces waste and optimizes productivity by following the 5S steps: sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain.
• When required, help with continuous improvement efforts.

Other responsibilities, initiatives and ad-hoc projects as required.   

Physical Requirements   

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate typical of manufacturing.