Manufacturing Test Engineer

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Palo Alto on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted April 22, 2026 Last posted April 22, 2026
Job description
Role Objective

Work closely with contract manufacturers (CM), vendors, and suppliers to develop test plans, design and maintain test equipment, manual or automated test execution, resolve manufacturing test issues, as well as test line bring up.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Work with internal teams and CMs to create and improve manufacturing test procedures and resolve manufacturing test issues
  • Bring Up new CM using standard/proven manufacturing processes
  • Support internal operations, root cause analysis, and escalate issues to hardware and software engineering teams to drive continuous improvement
    • Daily tasks:
  • Resolve technical issues related to manufacturing, test fixture design/fabrication/bring up
  • Streamline manufacturing processes to improve efficiency
  • Create standard operating procedures (SOP) for manufacturing testing and drive continuous improvements
  • Support internal repair teams and escalate issues to engineering team as needed

Skills/Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering
  • 4+ years experience working with CMs in manufacturing field with focus on manufacturing testing and test methodology and software development
  • Familiarity with Linux and ChromeOS operating systems
  • Ability to write simple test scripts using bash, python
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, CAD drawings
  • Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software and log analysis
  • Experience with test automation, test equipment such as oscilloscope, Digital Multimeters (DMM), etc
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills

Good skills to have

  • Ability to solder through-hole and SMT parts
  • Experience working with basic hand tools such as sockets, wrenches, torque wrenches, etc for mechanical assembly and prototyping
About this role

Summary

Develop test plans, maintain test equipment, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, and improve testing processes.

Job title

Manufacturing Test Engineer

Experience level

4+ years

Industry

manufacturing

Location requirements

on-site in Palo Alto, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Cpythonbashelectrical schematicslog analysisLinuxChromeOS

Preferred skills

solderinghand toolstest automationtest equipmentcircuit debugging

Specializations

manufacturingtestingautomationelectronics
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Palo Alto, CA, USA

On-site City