Software Test Engineer

Company: Curtis Instruments, Inc.
Location: Livermore
Posted on: August 2, 2022

Job Description:

Do you want to design software for electric vehicles? If so, and you enjoy working with a great, small team of engineers, we may have the job for you!
We are looking for a Test Software Engineer to join our Test Engineering Group!
This position is located at our premier engineering facility in the San Francisco Bay Area - Livermore, CA.
What you'll do:

• Design, supervise construction of, write software for, and commission automated and non-automated test equipment for use on a medium volume/high mix production environment.
• Provide technical support for the equipment in remote/overseas manufacturing facilities.
• Participate in new product development teams to ensure products are designed for test and that adequate equipment is ready for production start-up.
• Design and development of electronics hardware and software for the production testing of embedded microprocessor based power electronics systems, using a platform approach.
• Commissioning, qualification and documentation of test equipment in production facilities worldwide.
• Provide technical support for all overseas manufacturing facilities.
• Compile test plans, analyze test methods and process flows to optimize test overage and cost, taking into account setup times, reliability, repeatability, handling, fixturing, etc.
• Monitor test yields, investigate problem areas and implement solutions.
• Participate in the new product development teams, providing guidance and assistance to product development engineers and taking responsibility for all aspects of production testing for those products.
• Train test operators and technicians.
• Implement the published Test Engineering Strategy.
  We are interested in hearing from you if you possess the following:
  • BS in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent
  • 3-5 years experience in software development, preferably in C or C#, CVI
  • Solid knowledge of electrical principles, PC architecture, and data acquisition systems
  • Experience in power electronics or motor controls is desirable
  • Documentation systems knowledge is desirable, especially CAD documentation packages such as Solidworks and PADS
  • Requires occasional work from home to support international Curtis facilities and up to 15% international travel
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills
  • Accuracy and good organizational skills
  • Mathematic ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram or schedule form
  • PC literate with experience in MS Office and databases

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