Senior Principal Test Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior Principal Test Engineer is responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget. Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems, or subsystems. Ability to complete a technical project independently. Mentor and coach other engineers. Be a key member of the new business capture team.

Job Responsibilities

• Involved with the design and development of test programs to measure the functionality and integrity of products and services.  Write test procedures and protocols to assess product reliability and evaluates the ability of products to meet performance standards and specifications.  Debug test hardware and software. 
• Responsible for driving technology and completion of activity on time and budget
• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems 
• Ability to complete a technical project independently
• Mentor and coach other engineers. 
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable 
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status. 
• Be a key member of the new business capture team.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Document component and subsystem specifications and material requirements
• Analyze designs as necessary.  Responsible for higher-level product line architecture, and providing guidance and oversight to multiple development teams working on different products or technologies to ensure the technologies interoperate or connect to each other appropriately.
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Actively support pursuit of new business by developing and presenting new concepts, technologies or applications as part of Business Development and Program Management team. 
• Develop trusted engineering contacts with the customer.  Become a part of the customer’s design team, looking out for their best interests
• Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services
• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements
• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required
• Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals
• Provide technical expertise and assistance to other engineers and support personnel
• Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians and support personnel to coordinate, recommend and confer regarding technical activities and progress
• May mentor and coach the work of others as assigned
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings
• Mentor and coach less-experienced engineers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 10 years of experience
• Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge
• Expected to have knowledge and significant experience in multiple engineering disciplines
• Ability to lead major problem resolution efforts and support regaining or attaining customer partner status.