PCBA Test Engineer

A leading trading firm in Austin is seeking a senior engineer to own manufacturing test for PCBAs used in production trading hardware. You decide what gets tested, how it gets tested, and whether results are trustworthy. You build fixtures, write test code, support factories, and close coverage gaps. If something escapes, it's your problem to root‑cause and fix.

What you'll do
Own PCBA manufacturing test from EVT → DVT → PVT → ramp → sustaining
Define test coverage, limits, guard‑bands, logging, and yield metrics
Design and build test fixtures
Write and maintain Python test code
Deploy tests at contract manufacturers
Drive DFT / DFM feedback into schematics and layouts:
Travel to supplier sites as needed during NPI and ramp

Required experience
BS in EE, CE, or equivalent experience
3+ years building and deploying manufacturing PCBA tests
Strong Python skills for test automation and data handling
Comfortable working from datasheets, schematics, and register maps
ECAD experience (Altium, Cadence, Mentor, or similar)
Hands‑on debug with scopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers
Direct experience working with contract manufacturers

Nice to have (not required)
FPGA bring‑up experience or basic RTL familiarity
C/C++ for embedded or test utilities
High‑speed digital debug (clocks, SERDES, power sequencing, SI/PI issues)
SolidWorks or mechanical familiarity for fixture coordination
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