What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Engineer position at Anritsu Company?
Anritsu is a provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions. Anritsu engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for emerging and legacy wireline and wireless technologies used in commercial, private, military/aerospace, government, and other markets. To learn more visit www.anritsu.com and follow Anritsu on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
Anritsu is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all employees. We offer standard benefits such as major medical, vision and dental coverage, life insurance, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, a generous 401(k) Matching Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, and profit sharing. Our benefit package is designed to positively impact all aspects of your life; to help you and your family succeed; and to maintain our status as a “perfect job.” Come find out what Anritsu has to offer you!
We are seeking a motivated entry-level Software Test Engineer to join our team in Morgan Hill, CA. Fresh graduates or candidates with up to a few years of experience are encouraged to apply. You will develop and maintain automated test frameworks, instrumentation control software, and data analysis tools that ensure the quality and performance of our RF & Microwave products. This role offers hands-on learning with modern tools, mentorship from senior engineers, and opportunities to grow into test architecture and system design.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Design, implement, and execute automated test scripts for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation of RF/Microwave systems.
- Integrate test equipment (signal generators, analyzers, power meters) via SCPI/GPIB/LAN interfaces.
- Develop data acquisition, parsing, and reporting modules using C# or Python
- Maintain test databases (SQL) and generate pass/fail reports with statistical summaries.
- Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing teams to define test requirements and traceability.
- Participate in continuous integration pipelines (Jenkins) and version control workflows (GitLab).
- Log defects in Jira/TestRail and drive root-cause analysis with development teams.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline.
- Experience: 0 years in software development, automation, testing, or instrumentation (academic projects, internships, co-ops, or personal repositories count).
- Programming: Hands-on proficiency in Visual Basic, C, C#, and Python (scripting, OOP, debugging).
- Databases: Working knowledge of relational database design and SQL (queries, joins, indexing).
- Tools: Familiarity with GitLab (or Git) for version control, Jenkins for CI/CD, and Jira/TestRail for issue & test-case management.
- Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn complex measurement systems.
In order to be successful in this role, the following competencies and behavior skills are required:
- Goal-oriented: Drives test milestones to completion on schedule
- Team player: Collaborates with R&D, Test Engineering teams, and manufacturing group
- Takes initiative: Proactively identifies test gaps and proposes automation
- Strong communicator: Clearly documents test plans, details defects and results
- Adaptable learner: Quickly masters new tools
The annual base salary range for this position is $99,000 - $120,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Anritsu Company considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
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Salary : $99,000 - $120,000