Manufacturing Test Engineer

Base Power Company

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in electrical test systems design
  • Exposure to various test and automation systems and production machinery
  • Hands-on experience in designing and building test systems
  • Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Understanding of grid simulation and power system controls
  • Ability to read and understand software code (e.g., Python, C++)
  • Experience with CAN bus communications and PLC programming

Responsibilities

  • Lead improvements in hardware reliability and maintenance schedules for test equipment
  • Collaborate with teams to exceed expectations for manufacturing test equipment
  • Conduct data analysis and customer discussions for post-deployment challenges
  • Serve as a key contact for the design team regarding test equipment operations
  • Build and validate test equipment, ensuring seamless production handoff
  • Provide ongoing troubleshooting support for deployed testers
  • Support qualification during the ramp-up of manufacturing equipment

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with innovative technology in the energy sector
  • Collaborative team environment with cross-functional engagement
  • Focus on impactful and meaningful work enhancing national energy infrastructure
  • Commitment to personal and professional growth within a fast-paced culture
  • Strong emphasis on direct feedback and employee input in company processes
Full Job Description
About the Role

Base is seeking a Test Engineer to facilitate the deployment, sustaining, and improvement of automated manufacturing test systems developed in-house for the production of battery backup systems. As a member of our team, you will ensure the products developed by the team meet world-class expectations and ensure success of the overall project. You must have a genuine passion for engineering and thrive working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

What You'll Do
  • Lead uptime (HW reliability, software faults, maintenance schedules, etc.), cycle time and FPY improvements on manufacturing test equipment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the manufacturing test equipment meets and exceeds expectations. Understand shortcomings when expectations are not met.
  • Perform preemptive data analysis and voice of the customer (VOC) discussions to understand challenges with manufacturing test equipment post deployment, and advocate for solutions that align with both equipment and production goals.
  • Understand engineering first principles of test equipment and have a system level grasp of operations to serve as a key contact for the design team and site operations.
  • Build and validate test equipment, then deploy to production lines at contract. manufacturers and internally, while verifying tester documentation to ensure a seamless handoff to production.
  • Provide ongoing troubleshooting support for these testers after deployment.
  • Support equipment troubleshooting and qualification during development and ramp-up of manufacturing equipment.


What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of experience in electrical test systems design.
  • Exposure to a wide variety of test and automation systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, data acquisition, safety, and I/O devices (i.e., pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current and power meters, PLCs, etc.)
  • 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 in a manner that is easily digestible to various technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.


About this Team

Makers of the machines that power tomorrow. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns the interface between a proof of concept and a scalable, profitable product. Our team focuses on how a product can be built, defining the process technology and equipment solutions along the way. We are the feedback loop with the product design team to ensure designs are manufacturable both at cost and scale. The Manufacturing Engineering team owns every aspect of bringing the physical mechanisms of manufacturing a product into the factory.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.


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