Test Engineer

Test Engineer

• Estimated annual base pay: $116,000.00 (minimum) - $151,000.00 (midpoint) - $186,000.00 (maximum)
• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.

• 401(k) match (4.5%)
• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:

o Home / Auto Insurance discounts

o Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Woodward is seeking creative and collaborative Test Engineer(s) to help start and grow a new aerospace manufacturing site for Woodward in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. This person will help build and develop a high-performing engineering organization in a teaming-oriented manufacturing site centered on safety, quality, delivery, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Support and Leadership: Oversees all engineering aspects of highly complex projects, including planning, execution, and delivery. Serves as a mentor and trainer for engineers, technicians, and designers on advanced tasks and processes. May serve as a technical advisor.
• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Identifies and resolves intricate technical problems within systems using comprehensive analytical methods and appropriate technologies.
• Best Practices and Design Standards: Leads the development and implementation of advanced design standards and innovative engineering strategies. Proactively drives best practices across departments.
• Design, Testing, and Analysis: Designs, tests, and analyzes high-complexity systems with site wide impact. Establishes department-wide standards for producibility, testability, maintainability, and reliability.
• Process Improvement: Leads initiatives to optimize processes at a department level. Proposes and executes significant process improvements with organization-wide benefits.

Key Skills:

• Engineering Knowledge and Component Understanding: Broad and deep understanding of engineering principles. Applies knowledge to multi-faceted projects with significant challenges.
• Emerging Technologies: Evaluates emerging technologies and integrates them into projects to achieve innovative solutions.
• Problem Solving: Anticipates and addresses complex problems using advanced methods, tools, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Design, Modeling, Analytical: Expertise in design principles and tools. Leads the development of advanced models and analytical approaches for high-complexity systems.
• Testing Systems and Validation Knowledge: Designs and validates testing systems for department-wide use. Ensures systems meet or exceed company and industry standards.
• Collaboration and Presentation: Facilitates collaboration across departments and delivers compelling presentations to leadership teams and external stakeholders.
• Equipment Theory and Design: Leads the development and design of complex test equipment and systems. Recognized as a technical authority in this area.
• Team Leadership: Oversees high-visibility projects, mentors team members, and ensures alignment with organizational goals and quality standards.
• Process Improvements: Leads department-level initiatives to streamline processes, enhance quality, and reduce costs.
• Application and Field Use Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of tested products, their applications, and their interaction with test equipment. Provides recommendations for field use improvements.

Successful candidates typically have:

4 Year Bachelors BS OR 10+ years equivalent experience

• Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing and test engineering
• Engaging leadership style that empowers teams and develops talent
• Ability to involve frontline employees in process design and decision-making
• Experience designing and implementing manufacturing processes
• Experience introducing and driving adoption of automation technologies
• Commitment to collaborative, team-based problem-solving