ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Define PCBA test strategies and coverage requirements in collaboration with electrical and firmware engineering teams
- Develop test scripts and automation using Python, LabVIEW, or similar environments interfacing via UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet
- Design and build functional test fixtures including bed-of-nails, boundary scan, and custom interface hardware
- Write and maintain test specifications, test reports, and traceability documentation
- Support bring-up and validation of new PCBA designs; identify and escalate test escapes and yield issues
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers to deploy test systems at supplier sites and support production ramp
- Analyze test data and yield trends to drive continuous improvement in test coverage and manufacturing quality
- Investigate and disposition PCBA failures; coordinate root cause analysis and corrective action with engineering teams
- Maintain and calibrate test equipment including power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, and ATE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field
- 5+ years of experience developing and deploying PCBA functional test systems in a production environment
- Proficiency with test automation programming in Python, LabVIEW, or equivalent
- Experience with embedded communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS-485, Ethernet)
- Hands-on experience designing test fixtures and interface hardware for PCBA functional test
- Familiarity with bench lab equipment: DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and data acquisition systems
- Experience supporting EOL test deployment at contract manufacturers
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with ability to isolate failures at the board and component level
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with high-voltage or battery management system PCBAs
- Background in automotive or defense electronics manufacturing (IATF 16949, AS9100)
- Familiarity with ICT and boundary scan (JTAG) test methodologies
- Experience with MES/traceability systems and test data management platforms
- Knowledge of IPC-A-610 workmanship standards and PCBA quality inspection
- Exposure to statistical process control (SPC) and manufacturing yield analysis
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND EEO:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
An individual must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field
- 5+ years of experience developing and deploying PCBA functional test systems in a production environment
- Proficiency with test automation programming in Python, LabVIEW, or equivalent
- Experience with embedded communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS-485, and Ethernet
- Hands-on experience designing test fixtures and interface hardware for PCBA functional testing
- Familiarity with DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, and data acquisition systems
- Experience supporting end-of-line test deployment at contract manufacturers
- Strong analytical and debugging skills to isolate failures at board and component level
- Experience with high-voltage or battery management system PCBAs
- Background in automotive or defense electronics manufacturing, including IATF 16949 or AS9100
- Familiarity with ICT and boundary scan or JTAG test methodologies
- Experience with MES, traceability systems, or test data management platforms
- Knowledge of IPC-A-610 workmanship standards and PCBA quality inspection
- Exposure to statistical process control and manufacturing yield analysis
What We Do
Our Next Energy (ONE) is paving the way for an electric future, innovating energy storage technologies that will rapidly expand the world’s ability to access sustainable power. We are showing the world what’s possible, rapidly clearing hurdles that stand in the way of mass clean energy adoption: extending range, increasing safety, lowering cost and, of course, using the cleanest chemistries.
