Manufacturing Test Engineer

Manufacturing Test Software Engineer with production experience in manufacturing environments to join the Manufacturing team and expand our manufacturing test capabilities for our autonomous vehicle systems. This position will be a key member of the Manufacturing Test team and play a pivotal role in automating various tests, improving test coverage, scaling test capacity while ensuring long-term reliability, and integrating test systems with our MES / PLM systems

In this role, you will:

• Own, develop, improve, troubleshoot, and maintain new and existing manufacturing test software to automate or execute configuration, verification, and/or testing of various components (PCBAs, third-party devices, sensors, etc.) and subassemblies.
• Work with and improve existing manufacturing test frameworks and execution platforms for production environments.
• Translate engineering test prototypes into robust, production-grade test platforms.
• Contribute to integrating and interfacing manufacturing test solutions with MES, PLM, and traceability systems.
• Develop improvements and optimizations for operator-facing user interfaces in manufacturing.
• Collaborate with various teams such as Manufacturing/Quality, Embedded, Integration, IT/CyberSecurity, etc. to determine test coverage / metrics, and align on test features and APIs, secure deployment for manufacturing tests.
• Implement optimization for DB operations for manufacturing test traceability & queries for dashboards, manufacturing process flow enforcement, etc.
• Manage and maintain test code repositories using GitHub, ensuring version control and collaboration with other team members.

What you’ll bring:

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, and/or equivalent experience.
• 3 plus years of experience in manufacturing test development, preferably in the autonomous vehicle / automotive industry.
• Proven software experience transitioning validation testing into manufacturing test systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python/C# for production, testing, and automation
  bonus: C++ for interfacing with various hardware or embedded devices
• Strong understanding of various communications/interface protocols such as I2C, UART, USB, UDS, CAN, LIN, Ethernet & Automotive Ethernet.
• Comfortable working with complex systems involving multiple hardware and subsystems and operating independently in manufacturing/production environments.
• Solid experience with Manufacturing Test Execution platforms such as ATEasy, NI TestStand, Keysight Test Exec, etc.
• Experience with DBs (such as PGSQL, MySQL, MSSQL) for test data storage & query optimization
• Experience using lab equipment like DMMs, Oscilloscopes, DAQs, Power supplies and Electronics loads both manually and programmatically
• Basic understanding of AWS Infrastructure services.
• Strong experience and understanding working with standard OSes like Ubuntu/Debian & Windows
• Capable of reading and interpreting electrical and/or mechanical schematics and diagrams.
• Strong understanding of best practices in software engineering and manufacturing.
• Ability to manage multiple software releases across various product categories.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
• Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
• Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)