What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Test Engineer position at Stanadyne?
The Test Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving test processes and equipment used to validate product performance, quality, and reliability. This position will provide technical support for production and engineering test systems, troubleshoot equipment and product-related issues, analyze test data, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
The Test Engineer will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Maintenance to ensure test equipment and processes are capable, reliable, and aligned with product and customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, validate, and maintain production and engineering test processes, equipment, and procedures.
- Provide hands-on technical support for test equipment and systems on the manufacturing floor.
- Troubleshoot test equipment, instrumentation, controls, software, and product-related test failures.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for recurring test and equipment issues.
- Analyze test data to identify trends, abnormalities, process variation, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and optimize test methods to improve accuracy, repeatability, efficiency, and reliability.
- Support validation and qualification of new products, equipment, processes, and engineering changes.
- Develop test plans, procedures, specifications, work instructions, and technical documentation.
- Work closely with Product and Manufacturing Engineering to establish appropriate test requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Support the design, installation, commissioning, and qualification of new test equipment.
- Assist with troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and/or controls-related issues associated with test systems.
- Identify opportunities to improve test cycle time, equipment uptime, productivity, and overall manufacturing efficiency.
- Support calibration, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability activities for test systems.
- Work with Quality Engineering to investigate nonconforming product and determine whether failures are product-, process-, or test-equipment related.
- Participate in continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Provide technical training and troubleshooting guidance to technicians, operators, and other manufacturing personnel.
- Ensure test processes and equipment comply with applicable safety, quality, and customer requirements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education / Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 3–5 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or related environment.
- Experience with manufacturing or engineering test equipment and test processes.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex equipment and performing root cause analysis.
- Experience analyzing test and manufacturing data.
- Experience supporting production operations in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the automotive, diesel, fuel systems, powertrain, or precision manufacturing industry.
- Experience testing fuel injectors, pumps, valves, hydraulic components, or other precision mechanical products.
- Knowledge of test stands, instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition systems, PLCs, controls, and automated test equipment.
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Familiarity with pressure, flow, temperature, dimensional, and performance testing.
- Experience with statistical analysis, DOE, SPC, MSA, and Gage R&R.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Experience with equipment qualification, process validation, and continuous improvement.