Manufacturing Test System Architect

dcbel Inc

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years in test system architecture or automated test equipment (ATE) design.
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
  • Experience with modular platform design for manufacturing test environments.

Responsibilities

  • Define and design modular, scalable test platforms across hardware, software, and mechanical subsystems.
  • Translate stakeholder requirements into system-level architecture and design documentation.
  • Establish comprehensive test strategies and methods to support product development.
  • Design flexible test systems that adapt to product changes and minimize redesign needs.
  • Act as technical authority and perform trade-off analysis for system-level decisions.
  • Lead design reviews ensuring compliance with safety and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compatibility of test systems with product evolution.

Benefits

  • Be part of a company backed by globally respected investors with innovative patents.
  • Grow professional experience with established partners in a committed team of energy experts.
  • Full benefits package including health insurance, virtual care, and employee stock options.
  • Enjoy flexible hours and convenient parking or commuting options.
Full Job Description
The opportunity

Reporting to the Lead Electronics Engineer, your role will be to define and develop the overall test station architecture, ensuring consistency, modularity, and reusability across all test stations.

Main Responsibilities
  • Define and design the system architecture for modular, scalable, and reusable test platforms, encompassing hardware, software, and mechanical subsystems.
  • Translate stakeholder and product requirements into system-level architecture, specifications, and design documentation, ensuring alignment across product development, NPI, and manufacturing teams.
  • Establish test strategies, coverage requirements, standards, methods, and tools to support product development and manufacturing operations.
  • Design test systems that are flexible, scalable, and adaptable to product changes and production growth, minimizing the need for major redesigns or upgrades.
  • Define and standardize interfaces between test fixtures, instrumentation, and software to maximize system reusability and long-term maintainability.
  • Act as the technical authority for system-level decisions, performing trade-off analysis across cost, performance, complexity, and reliability to drive optimal solutions.
  • Lead design reviews and ensure system compliance with safety, reliability, and industry/regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compatibility between test systems and evolving products throughout all project stages.
  • Select and implement appropriate technologies, tools, and equipment to deliver cost-effective and high-performance testing solutions.
  • Oversee project execution by communicating assignments, coordinating stakeholders, and monitoring progress across development phases.
  • Conduct system validation activities, including performance testing, analysis, and verification against design and functional specifications.
  • Ensure test systems incorporate advanced data acquisition and analytics capabilities for real-time monitoring, quality control, and rapid feedback on production issues.
  • Coordinate with external vendors and suppliers to source or customize test solutions as required.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, contributing technical expertise to support new opportunities and project acquisition.
  • Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for system architecture, hardware, software, and operational processes.


Key Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years in test system architecture or automated test equipment (ATE) design.
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
  • Experience with modular platform design for manufacturing test environments.


Bonus Skills
  • Bilingual English and French written and spoken.


Profile
  • Strong knowledge of in-circuit test (ICT), functional test, and boundary scan methodologies.
  • Expertise in system-level design integrating hardware, software, and mechanical disciplines.
  • Familiarity with safety and reliability standards.
  • Proficient with requirements management tools.
  • Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
  • Excellent cross-functional communication.
  • Strategic thinker with hands-on technical depth.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, result oriented and strong EQ.
  • Autonomous, good teammate with strong problem-solving skills.


What's in it for you
  • Be part of a company that is backed by numerous globally respected investors and has world-changing patents in an industry changing for the first time in history.
  • Grow your professional experience amongst blue chip partners and a close-knit team of committed and experienced energy experts who deeply care about the work they do.
  • Full benefits package including Health insurance, Health virtual care, employee stock options plan (ESOP) and flexible hours. Parking available or with our employer commute program a short walking distance from Metro Namur.

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