Hardware Engineer jobs in Garden Grove, CA

Our client is hiring a Senior Test Engineer to lead our testing efforts on the R&D team.  You'll collaborate with engineers and suppliers to develop test fixtures and implement comprehensive test strategies, processes, and methodologies to ensure that each product meets the highest standards of performance, functionality, and durability.  

Recognized as a Best Places to Work in SoCal in 2023, our client has been delivering rugged, professional-grade, and feature-rich tools and testing instruments to HVACR technicians since 1990. 
 
They offer a flexible work schedule with one day work-from-home, a hire-to-retire philosophy, and a kitchen full of snacks to keep you charged throughout the day.  They're a team of innovators where curious experimenting is celebrated, learning is encouraged, and initiative is rewarded.  

What You’ll Do

• Develop comprehensive test strategies and plans to verify and validate the functionality, performance, and reliability of our products, integrating input from both internal R&D teams and vendors.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test scripts, frameworks, and test fixtures to aid in the automation and efficiency of testing processes, ensuring accurate and repeatable test results.

• Collaborate with vendors to develop and execute functional, performance, and stress tests to validate software and hardware components of our products.  Analyze test results to diagnose and resolve issues.

• Establish and maintain a robust regression testing process, including automation, and collaborate with vendors to ensure that changes and enhancements do not negatively impact existing functionalities.

• Utilize tracking tools to document and monitor defects, issues, and enhancements throughout the testing lifecycle and generate reports summarizing testing progress, results, and quality metrics.

• Propose and implement best practices for testing within the organization, incorporating insights from vendor collaboration and test fixture development.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or computer engineering or related field.

• 7 years of experience in test engineering in the instrumentation or electronics industry.

• Experience collaborating with offshore vendors and test fixture development.

• Proficiency in test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, Appium) and experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java).

• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, including functional, performance, and regression testing, with a background in effective vendor collaboration and test fixture design.

• Experience with compliance testing and certification processes is a plus.

• Familiarity with hardware and software debugging tools and techniques.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing technical challenges, especially in a collaborative vendor and test fixture environment.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, particularly in a vendor collaboration and test fixture design setting.

Excellent benefits!

• Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting.

• Healthcare premiums are covered at 80% for you and your family with HSA and FSA options.

• Supplemental Term Life, Employee Assistance Programs (EAD), and more.

• Hire to Retire philosophy that includes personal career development plans.

• Bonuses based on company and personal performance.