Senior Manufacturer Test Engineer

The role

You will own manufacturing test strategy and execution for hardware products from new product introduction through sustaining production. You will translate design and manufacturing requirements into test solutions to improve quality, yield, and efficiency.

What you will do

• Define manufacturing test requirements, coverage, specifications, fixtures, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead test development, validation, and production-line bring-up.
• Drive manufacturing test readiness during new product introduction and design-to-production transfer.
• Analyze test failures, yield trends, and production escapes to identify root causes.
• Implement corrective actions.
• Develop test processes and data-monitoring methods.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, firmware, quality, supply chain, and contract manufacturing teams.
• Document test procedures, troubleshooting methods, and manufacturing controls.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering for high-volume electronics or hardware products.
• Experience leading manufacturing test development from prototype validation through mass production.
• Strong understanding of PCBA manufacturing, functional testing, test fixtures, calibration, and production-line debugging.
• Proficiency with electrical laboratory equipment and manufacturing test tools.
• Experience using data analysis and quality methods to improve yield, identify process variation, and prevent test escapes.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical, mechanical, and firmware-related production issues independently.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.

About the company

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. The Motive platform serves nearly 100,000 customers across various industries.