Position: Test Engineer
Location: 500 S. Hicks Rd, Palatine, IL 60067, USA
Company: Aimtron Corporation (Electronic Manufacturing Services)
Employment Type: Full-time
Shift Timings: 1st Shift (07.30 AM – 05.00 PM)
Job Summary
Aimtron Corporation is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to support testing, validation, and troubleshooting of electronic assemblies, PCBAs, and complete systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with functional testing, high-voltage testing, automated test equipment (ATE), and failure analysis in a high-mix, low-to-medium volume electronics manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, execute, and maintain electrical and functional test procedures for PCBAs and electronic assemblies.
- Perform high-voltage testing while ensuring compliance with OSHA and electrical safety standards.
- Troubleshoot failed assemblies to component level using oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and other diagnostic equipment.
- Support ICT, Functional Test (FCT), Burn-In, Boundary Scan, and system-level testing.
- Design and improve test fixtures, test adapters, and manufacturing test processes.
- Analyze test failures and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, NPI, and Engineering teams to resolve production issues.
- Support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and New Product Introduction (NPI).
- Validate repairs and corrective actions before product release.
- Maintain calibration records and ensure test equipment compliance.
- Prepare technical documentation, test reports, and work instructions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve first-pass yield and reduce test cycle time.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
- 3–7+ years of electronics manufacturing test experience.
- Experience with High Voltage testing is preferred.
- Perform Hi-Pot tests and be able to work with high power assemblies.
- Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
- Experience with ATE, ICT, Functional Test, and debugging.
- Proficient with oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, power supplies, and signal generators.
- Knowledge of IPC-A-610 and IPC-J-STD-001 standards preferred.
- Experience reading schematics, wiring diagrams, and BOMs.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma is a plus.
Preferred Skills:
- Failure Analysis.
- Component-Level Troubleshooting.
- High Voltage Safety Practices.
- LabVIEW, Python, or automated test software (preferred).
- Electronics Manufacturing (EMS).
- Root Cause Analysis (8D, CAPA).