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Test Development Engineer
Accepting applicationsMilwaukee Electronics · Canby, OR
Full-Time Mid_senior DFTaiaterfsic
Posted
28 May
Category
Manufacturing
Experience
Mid_senior
Country
United States
The Role, At a Glance
Lead manufacturing test strategy and test readiness for complex PCBA assemblies
Drive ICT (In-Circuit Test) development, fixture strategy, and Design for Testability (DFT) collaboration
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and external vendors to support successful NPI launches and production ramp
Troubleshoot test failures, improve yield, and optimize production test performance in a fast-paced EMS environment
Coordinate test development activities across teams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Mexico
Serve as the technical bridge between customer product design and manufacturing test execution
At Milwaukee Electronics, we help bring innovative products to life — from prototype through full production. As a trusted Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner, we support leading industrial and technology companies through advanced engineering, flexible manufacturing, and high-reliability production solutions.
We are seeking a hands-on Test Development Engineer to lead manufacturing test strategy and execution for complex PCBA assemblies across a multi-site environment.
If you enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges, driving test readiness, and partnering closely with engineering and production teams to improve yield and product quality, we’d love to connect.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Lead development and implementation of ICT strategies for PCBA assemblies
Drive Design for Testability (DFT) requirements with customer engineering teams early in the design phase
Coordinate development of test fixtures, programs, and manufacturing test solutions
Partner with Test Engineering teams across Oregon, Wisconsin, and Mexico to ensure production readiness
Define test coverage, validation approaches, and manufacturing test strategies for new products
Support prototype, pilot, and production builds while troubleshooting test failures and improving yield
Coordinate with external vendors supporting fixture design and manufacturing test solutions
Track and resolve issues related to fixture performance, test coverage, and production test results
Facilitate communication between customer engineering, manufacturing, operations, and quality teams
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
5+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing test engineering (PCBA)
Strong experience with ICT environments including flying probe, bed-of-nails, or automated test systems
Experience supporting manufacturing test fixtures and production test solutions
Experience in EMS or high-mix manufacturing environments
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in production environments
Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with DFT and PCB design collaboration
Experience supporting NPI programs and production ramp
Experience working across multi-site or global manufacturing teams
Experience coordinating external test or fixture development vendors
What Makes You Successful in This Role
You understand how manufacturing test impacts yield, quality, and production throughput
You can challenge designs that are not testable — and help drive solutions
You are comfortable moving between engineering discussions and the production floor
You take ownership of test readiness and proactively solve problems before they impact production
ITAR Requirement
Due to ITAR requirements, applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by U.S. export control laws (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The position primarily involves computer-based work including meetings, documentation, and collaboration with engineering and customer teams. The employee may occasionally be required to stand or walk within a manufacturing environment to observe test processes or support engineering discussions.
Occasional lifting of materials or equipment up to 25 pounds may be required. The ability to read technical documentation and work with computer systems for extended periods is necessary.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is primarily based in an office environment in Canby, Oregon, with regular interaction with engineering and manufacturing teams. This role requires frequent collaboration with cross-functional teams including customer design teams, test engineers, manufacturing personnel, and quality teams.
The employee may periodically work within a manufacturing production environment, where exposure to electronic assembly processes, test equipment, and manufacturing machinery may occur. Appropriate safety procedures must be followed when entering production areas.
The role requires ongoing coordination with test engineering teams located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Tecate, Mexico, involving regular virtual collaboration across multiple facilities and time zones. Occasional travel between company facilities or customer locations may be required.
MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or hr@milwaukeeelectronics.com.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).
Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.
Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.
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Lead manufacturing test strategy and test readiness for complex PCBA assemblies
Drive ICT (In-Circuit Test) development, fixture strategy, and Design for Testability (DFT) collaboration
Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and external vendors to support successful NPI launches and production ramp
Troubleshoot test failures, improve yield, and optimize production test performance in a fast-paced EMS environment
Coordinate test development activities across teams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Mexico
Serve as the technical bridge between customer product design and manufacturing test execution
At Milwaukee Electronics, we help bring innovative products to life — from prototype through full production. As a trusted Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner, we support leading industrial and technology companies through advanced engineering, flexible manufacturing, and high-reliability production solutions.
We are seeking a hands-on Test Development Engineer to lead manufacturing test strategy and execution for complex PCBA assemblies across a multi-site environment.
If you enjoy solving complex manufacturing challenges, driving test readiness, and partnering closely with engineering and production teams to improve yield and product quality, we’d love to connect.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Lead development and implementation of ICT strategies for PCBA assemblies
Drive Design for Testability (DFT) requirements with customer engineering teams early in the design phase
Coordinate development of test fixtures, programs, and manufacturing test solutions
Partner with Test Engineering teams across Oregon, Wisconsin, and Mexico to ensure production readiness
Define test coverage, validation approaches, and manufacturing test strategies for new products
Support prototype, pilot, and production builds while troubleshooting test failures and improving yield
Coordinate with external vendors supporting fixture design and manufacturing test solutions
Track and resolve issues related to fixture performance, test coverage, and production test results
Facilitate communication between customer engineering, manufacturing, operations, and quality teams
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
5+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing test engineering (PCBA)
Strong experience with ICT environments including flying probe, bed-of-nails, or automated test systems
Experience supporting manufacturing test fixtures and production test solutions
Experience in EMS or high-mix manufacturing environments
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in production environments
Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with DFT and PCB design collaboration
Experience supporting NPI programs and production ramp
Experience working across multi-site or global manufacturing teams
Experience coordinating external test or fixture development vendors
What Makes You Successful in This Role
You understand how manufacturing test impacts yield, quality, and production throughput
You can challenge designs that are not testable — and help drive solutions
You are comfortable moving between engineering discussions and the production floor
You take ownership of test readiness and proactively solve problems before they impact production
ITAR Requirement
Due to ITAR requirements, applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by U.S. export control laws (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The position primarily involves computer-based work including meetings, documentation, and collaboration with engineering and customer teams. The employee may occasionally be required to stand or walk within a manufacturing environment to observe test processes or support engineering discussions.
Occasional lifting of materials or equipment up to 25 pounds may be required. The ability to read technical documentation and work with computer systems for extended periods is necessary.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is primarily based in an office environment in Canby, Oregon, with regular interaction with engineering and manufacturing teams. This role requires frequent collaboration with cross-functional teams including customer design teams, test engineers, manufacturing personnel, and quality teams.
The employee may periodically work within a manufacturing production environment, where exposure to electronic assembly processes, test equipment, and manufacturing machinery may occur. Appropriate safety procedures must be followed when entering production areas.
The role requires ongoing coordination with test engineering teams located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Tecate, Mexico, involving regular virtual collaboration across multiple facilities and time zones. Occasional travel between company facilities or customer locations may be required.
MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or hr@milwaukeeelectronics.com.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).
Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.
Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.
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