Principal Architect, Manufacturing Test Engineering

The role

You will define the vision, architecture, and strategic direction of manufacturing test infrastructure to support multiple products. You will establish scalable, data-driven test architectures and partner with various engineering and operations teams.

What you will do

• Define the architecture and technical roadmap for manufacturing test systems
• Develop scalable test strategies from NPI build to full mass production
• Define balance of structural, functional, performance, reliability, environmental, calibration, and inspection test strategies
• Establish common and scalable test frameworks, interfaces, standards, and design patterns
• Drive design-for-testability and design-for-manufacturability requirements into new product development
• Ensure test architectures support global manufacturing scalability and product variants
• Define manufacturing test processes and methods for new radar technologies
• Serve as the technical authority for complex manufacturing test architecture and system-level decisions
• Lead resolution of difficult technical problems involving hardware, software, instrumentation, fixtures, automation, and manufacturing systems
• Evaluate emerging test technologies and determine applicability

Required qualifications

• Ph.D, M.S., B.S, C.S, or equivalent Engineering degree in a technical field
• 15+ or more years of experience in electronics manufacturing and test
• Proven technical leadership driving manufacturing test projects from design to deployment
• Proven experience designing and developing manufacturing test HW and SW solutions for different product integration levels
• Experience designing manufacturing test strategies end to end from component and board level tests to full system level testing
• Strong experience with test instrumentation, data acquisition, measurement systems, and production test equipment
• Strong technical knowledge of test techniques and methods
• Previous experience defining testability and manufacturability requirements of electronic products
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• In-depth knowledge of RF circuits and Radars
• General project management skills
• Linux/Unix experience
• Previous experience with manufacturing processes of radars
• Knowledge of statistical process control, measurement system analysis, and Design of Experiments
• Experience with machine vision, robotics, automated inspection, or AI/ML-based manufacturing test
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/IEC 17025, or other applicable quality and calibration standards
• Experience with cloud-based manufacturing data architecture

Benefits

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
• Virtual Care – 98Point6
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance

Before you apply

• Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government
• Applicants must identify whether they are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

About the company

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points.