Principal Test Engineer

Top 3 technical skills that are required for the role :

• 5+ years experience with LabVIEW / TestStand languages
• Experience with digital and analog functional testing
• Hands on experience with lab equipment : Oscilloscope, Power Supplies, DMM, etc

Education Required : Bachelors

Years’ Experience Required : 5+ Years

What product line will this person support? Cardiac product, Pelvic health product

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Designs develops and implements testing methods and equipment.

Plans and arranges the labor schedules and equipment required for testing and evaluating standard and special devices. Provides test area with parameters for sample testing and specifies tests to be performed.

Compiles data and defines changes required in testing equipment testing procedures manufacturing processes or new testing requirements.

Responsible for testing all customer samples and for special tests that cannot be performed in the test area.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM : Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty.

Delivers and / or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals.

The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education typically University.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy : Recognized expert managing large projects or processes . Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments with limited oversight from manager .

Coaches reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.

Organizational Impact : Contributes to defining the direction for new products processes standards or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results .

May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.

Innovation and Complexity : Problems and issues faced are difficult moderately complex and undefined and require detailed information gathering analysis and investigation .

Develops solutions to moderately complex problems and / or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area.

Implements solutions to problems.

Communication and Influence : Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels .

May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement and influence decision making.

Leadership and Talent Management : Typically provides guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects involving delegation of work and review of work products at times acting as a team leader.

Required Knowledge and Experience : Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires a University Degree and minimum 7 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.