Manufacturing Test Engineer

The role

You will facilitate the deployment, sustaining, and improvement of automated manufacturing test systems for battery backup systems. You will lead uptime, cycle time, and FPY improvements on manufacturing test equipment.

What you will do

• Lead uptime, cycle time and FPY improvements on manufacturing test equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturing test equipment meets expectations.
• Perform preemptive data analysis and voice of the customer discussions to understand challenges with manufacturing test equipment.
• Serve as a key contact for the design team and site operations.
• Build and validate test equipment and deploy to production lines.
• Verify tester documentation to ensure a seamless handoff to production.
• Provide ongoing troubleshooting support for testers after deployment.
• Support equipment troubleshooting and qualification during development and ramp-up.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electrical test systems design.
• Exposure to test and automation systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, data acquisition, safety, and I/O devices.
• Hands-on experience designing and building end-of-line and functional test systems.
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Understanding of grid simulators, RLC power manipulation, inverter operations, and power system controls.
• Ability to read and understand software code (e.g., TestStand, LabVIEW, Python, Golang, C, C++).
• Experience with CAN bus communications and ability to interpret traces.
• Basic proficiency in PLC programming and troubleshooting (e.g., Allen-Bradley/Siemens).
• Effective at summarizing/presenting data to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

About the company

Base is America’s next-generation power company rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns the interface between a proof of concept and a scalable, profitable product.