Fortive

DFX Test Engineer

Fortive$101K — $169K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline)
  • Experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or DFX-focused roles
  • Demonstrated experience with NPI readiness, PFMEAs, control plans, and process/test validation
  • Experience in driving process improvements, standardization, or automation initiatives
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced production environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead Design-for-X (DFX) efforts to enhance quality and scalability
  • Drive new product introduction (NPI) readiness activities
  • Develop and standardize manufacturing and test processes
  • Act as a technical escalation point for complex issues
  • Partner with engineering and operations to implement long-term improvements

Benefits

  • Bonus eligibility as part of the total compensation package
Full Job Description
What this role entails:
  • Lead Design-for-X (DFX) efforts across manufacturing and test to improve quality, cost, yield, and scalability
  • Drive NPI readiness activities including PFMEAs, control plans, validations, and manufacturing/test capability assessments
  • Develop and standardize manufacturing and test processes, platforms, and automation strategies across product families
  • Act as a technical escalation point for complex issues, with a focus on permanent, systemic fixes rather than short-term containment
  • Partner with engineering, operations, and service teams to translate sustaining issues into long-term design and process improvements impacting Quality, Delivery, and Cost


Team environment:
You will be part of the Everett Operations Engineering team, a growing and highly collaborative group supporting both manufacturing and service operations. The team works closely with production, test/metrology, materials, and service organizations, with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, clear ownership, and measurable KPI impact. The environment is hands-on, technically challenging, and oriented toward building durable systems - not relying on heroics.

What we are looking for:

A. Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline)
  • Experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, or DFX-focused roles in a regulated or high-reliability environment
  • Demonstrated experience with NPI readiness, PFMEAs, control plans, and process/test validation
  • Experience driving process improvements, standardization, or automation initiatives
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced production environment while maintaining a long-term systems view


B. Personal / Soft Skills:
  • Growth / continuous improvement mindset
  • Strong systems thinker with a bias for root cause and long-term solutions
  • Comfortable influencing across functions without direct authority
  • Able to balance hands-on technical problem solving with strategic improvement work
  • Clear communicator who can translate technical details into practical, actionable recommendations
  • Self-directed, organized, and comfortable working with ambiguity

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 101,200.00 - 169,050.00

About Fortive

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2019 revenues of $6.3 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.
Learn more about Fortive
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$22.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
NASDAQ

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