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Cirtec Medical · 3 hours ago

Principal Test Automation Development Engineer

Brooklyn Park, MN

Contract

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $170K/yr

10+ years exp

Cirtec Medical has been a leading outsourcing partner for complex medical devices for over three decades. The Principal Test Automation Development Engineer will lead a team in developing automated test solutions for implantable medical devices, ensuring quality and efficiency from concept through production.

ManufacturingMedical Device

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop test hardware and software solutions from requirements definition through build and integration processes, followed by deployment to manufacturing or customer facilities

Develop test solutions and architecture using your skills in RF, analog, digital, communications methods, instrumentation control, operator ergonomics, production-line needs, mechanical systems, power systems, environmental systems, and fluid control systems

Lead a multi-disciplined team through program execution and deployment

Schedule development and tracking for program planning/execution, while tracking any deviations from plan to actual

Prepare and clearly present your work product at project status meetings internally and with the customer

Understand and responsibility to meet established project budget, schedule, and performance commitments

Develop proposals for new tester solutions including initial architecture, schedule, budget, and FTEs based on customer-provided requirements

Provide SME input to technical user documentation and providing on-site training to final operators

Qualification

Test automation developmentRFDigital designSoftware development integrationProject leadershipEngineering laboratory experienceNational Instruments equipmentPythonTechnical writingInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

A bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Minimum of 10 years' experience in engineering design and development, with leadership experience, preferably related to test equipment development efforts

Experience working in the engineering laboratory and transitioning automated solutions to production environments

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills, working individual tasks as well as within a team environment, and technical writing skills (MS Word, MX Excel, MS Visio)

Experience with hardware station design utilizing rack instrumentation, PXIe/MXI, application development, thermal environment and controls, fluids environment and controls where the DUT is often immersed in a liquid and tested at specific temperatures

Experience with digital, RF, power supply test hardware and software design

In depth knowledge of computer architecture, National Instruments equipment, PCs, UPS, thermal chambers, interconnects/interfaces and standard communication protocols

Experience developing test solutions for global markets, understanding the various country regulations for test solutions

Proven skills in software development and integration using tools including NI TestStand, LabVIEW and/or LabWindows (CVI) and Python

Strong interpersonal communication and technical writing skills to enable effective personnel interaction and collaboration with a multi-discipline team. Examples of this include defining and leading development discussions and design reviews

Ability to function autonomously with limited supervision, as an individual contributor, within a multi-functional team environment

Proven project leadership