Advanced Test Engineer

Phoenix Controls is a business of Honeywell International and is a recognized leader in the design and manufacture of precision airflow control systems for use in critical room environments. Our customers include leading pharmaceutical companies, universities, hospitals, government research facilities and industrial corporations. We offer innovative, technologically sound airflow and pressurization control solutions that combine unparalleled safety and performance with value and energy savings. Phoenix Controls' systems are in operation worldwide in laboratories, vivariums, hospital spaces, pharmaceutical process areas, clean rooms, open bench labs and bio-containment facilities. The company maintains its headquarters in Acton, Massachusetts.

SUMMARY:

The Advanced Quality Test Engineer develops and executes test plans to validate / qualify new products and systems which include mechanical and electrical hardware, firmware, software, and network communication elements. Responsible for defining, selecting, and performing design validation methods by utilizing appropriate criteria for software and hardware new products. Calculates and interprets test data to ensure validation objectives have been met.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Using the stated design inputs (i.e., product requirement and technical functional specifications, regulatory requirements, agency approvals), define roles and responsibilities of participants needed in the validation and qualification process. Ensure the effective coordination of this cross-functional team.
• Interpret technical documents (i.e., drawings, bills-of-material, product data sheets and software algorithms) and specification requirements in relation to product and process characteristics.
• Develop test plans by applying the basic elements of experiment planning and organization including determination of the experiment objective, selection of factors, responses and measurement methods, and application of appropriate test design.
• Develop test beds and execute tests for validation / qualification of process, product, and service designs.
• Define and apply prototype material identification, status, segregation, and traceability. Establish and maintain sample integrity, selecting appropriate techniques for avoiding inventory contamination, misidentification, etc.
• Use appropriate destructive and nondestructive measurement and test methods. Apply pertinent test bed components and equipment, and accurately use measurement tools (i.e., power supply, signal generator, environmental chamber, multi meter, oscilloscope, gages, calipers, micrometers). Calculate, analyze, interpret, and correlate repeatability, reproducibility, and capability measurement data.
• Identify reliability life characteristics of a particular product. Compute and evaluate reliability for redundant, series, and parallel systems. Compute, classify, and apply reliability and maintainability characteristics (i.e., MTTF, MTBF, MTTR, failure rate). Identify, classify, and describe methods of predictive and preventive maintenance. Analyze hardware and software fault analysis data and recommend corrective actions or improvements.
• Define, construct, and interpret FMEAs, FMECAs, and FTAs.
• Determine final acceptance (or rejection) of product, process or service.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Strong QA experience with Hardware/Software

WE VALUE

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Demonstrated proficiency developing test protocols and plans, including identification of test cases, to qualify products and systems composed of mechanical and electrical hardware, firmware, and software elements.
• Hands-on experience testing electronic hardware including RF, embedded microprocessor systems, network communication protocols (BACnet and LON), and Windows-based software applications.
• Knowledge of Niagara, Labview, HTML5, test Complete and Java desired
• Working knowledge of validation and qualification methods and processes

This position reports to the Verification and Validation Manager and Director of Engineering.
COMPENSATION

The annual base salary range for this position is $103,000 - $155,000.  Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
 

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more Honeywell Benefits information visit: https://benefits.honeywell.com/ 

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates

Job Posting Date: 4/2/2026