Position Title: Senior Test Engineer Location: Carrollton Facility Reports To: Operations Engineering Manager Travel: Less than 10%, primarily supporting contract manufacturers, production activities, and engineering projects Employment Type: Full-Time
Overview
Tellabs delivers technology that transforms the way the world communicates. As a leader in the Passive Optical LAN marketplace and a trusted provider of broadband access solutions, Tellabs is defining the future of networking across enterprise, government, and telecom sectors. The Senior Test Engineer provides cross-functional technical leadership and hands-on engineering support across the full product lifecycle for Tellabs products. This role applies expertise in hardware, software, automated test systems, product design, manufacturing, failure analysis, repair operations, and sustaining engineering to ensure products are effectively developed, validated, manufactured, tested, repaired, and delivered to customers. The Senior Test Engineer works closely with Product Design Engineering, Operations Engineering, Quality, Repair Operations, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to develop and maintain test solutions, resolve complex technical issues, support new product introduction and product changes, improve manufacturability and testability, and sustain both current and legacy product platforms. The position operates with a high degree of independence under the general direction of the Operations Engineering Manager and is expected to communicate technical findings, priorities, risks, and recommendations across functional teams. As a key member of a lean engineering organization, the Senior Test Engineer owns a broad range of manufacturing test responsibilities and partners with Product Design Engineering on manufacturing engineering support, particularly new product introduction, manufacturing readiness, product transitions, and contract manufacturer support.
Key Responsibilities
Manufacturing Test Engineering
- Develop, implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manual and automated test systems used to manufacture, validate, and repair Tellabs products, including hardware, software, optical, and related test platforms.
- Design, modify, validate, and document manufacturing test software, fixtures, procedures, and equipment required to support new products, redesigned hardware, repair operations, and contract manufacturer production.
- Partner with Product Design Engineering to provide technical support to contract manufacturers during new product introduction, production, troubleshooting, manufacturing process improvements, and ongoing sustaining activities.
- Maintain test equipment repair-parts inventory and initiate procurement requests as needed to support operational readiness.
- Maintain and support legacy manufacturing test platforms, including obsolete PC-based systems and limited-spare equipment, while participating in modernization and replacement planning.
- Lead technical problem-solving efforts involving manufacturing test systems, production test processes, and test equipment by coordinating cross-functional investigations, evaluating technical alternatives, and implementing effective engineering solutions. New Product Introduction (NPI) & Manufacturing Engineering Support
- Partner with Product Design Engineering to provide manufacturing engineering support throughout the product lifecycle, including new product introduction (NPI), manufacturing readiness, first article inspection support, production release activities, engineering changes, and ongoing sustaining activities.
- Support the debug, validation, and manufacturing release of redesigned printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), including hardware troubleshooting, test coverage validation, fixture verification, and production readiness.
- Collaborate with Product Design Engineering to improve product manufacturability, design-for-test (DFT), and manufacturing test coverage throughout the product lifecycle.
- Assist engineering teams with product enhancements, engineering investigations, research and development activities, and sustaining engineering projects as required. Product Support & Failure Analysis
- Support failure analysis activities by performing technical investigations, hardware and test-system troubleshooting, data collection, and documentation of findings to assist in determining root causes and developing corrective actions.
- Investigate and resolve manufacturing, supplier, repair, and test issues identified during NPI, PCB redesign implementation, product transitions, and ongoing production support.
- Provide technical assistance and engineering support to Repair Operations as required. Documentation, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Create, maintain, and control documentation related to manufacturing test equipment, software, fixtures, procedures, engineering investigations, and failure analysis activities.
- Maintain complete and accurate engineering records supporting manufacturing test systems, validation activities, technical investigations, and product release decisions.
- Follow established engineering, quality, manufacturing, safety, and document-control processes while identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement. General Responsibilities
- Communicate project status, technical issues, risks, and recommendations to management and cross-functional teams.
- Conduct detailed inspections of engineering work and test systems to ensure compliance with workmanship and quality standards.
- Follow all corporate policies, safety requirements, and production procedures while maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
- Support cross-functional initiatives and perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant engineering experience; or an Associate's degree in Electronics Technology or a related technical field with a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant engineering experience.
- Experience in manufacturing test engineering, operations engineering, product validation, manufacturing support, repair engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Experience supporting products throughout the complete product lifecycle, from prototype and new product introduction through production, sustaining engineering, repair, and end-of-life support. Technical Competencies
- Strong component-level electronic troubleshooting and circuit-analysis skills, with the ability to diagnose complex hardware failures using schematics, block diagrams, signal flow, and engineering documentation.
- Experience developing, modifying, supporting, or troubleshooting manufacturing test equipment, automated test systems, fixtures, and engineering test hardware.
- Proficiency using laboratory and manufacturing test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, signal or spectrum analyzers, optical test equipment, and related electronic diagnostic instrumentation.
- Ability to read, interpret, and develop engineering documentation, including schematics, wiring diagrams, block diagrams, flowcharts, technical procedures, and test documentation.
- Experience developing, modifying, troubleshooting, and maintaining automated manufacturing test software using C, C++, C#, NI TestStand, LabWindows/CVI, or comparable test automation environments.
- Ability to work with legacy programming languages and existing manufacturing test software to troubleshoot, modify, and maintain production test systems.
- Experience supporting digital, analog, optical, telephony, RF, or mixed-signal electronic systems.
- Working knowledge of broadband telecommunications products and technologies, with experience in several of the following areas: GPON, XGS-PON, FTTx, Ethernet networking, broadband access systems, traditional loop carrier systems, and copper- or fiber-based access technologies such as Tip/Ring and T1/DS1 interfaces.
- Proficient through-hole and surface-mount soldering skills. Professional Skills
- Demonstrated ability to investigate complex technical issues, identify root causes, and implement practical engineering solutions within a cross-functional manufacturing environment.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical and non-technical information to engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, contract manufacturers, management, and small groups.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple technical priorities while working independently and collaboratively within a lean engineering organization.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn and effectively use new engineering, technical, and business software tools.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment. Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for extended periods and safely lift up to 50 pounds. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting NPI, manufacturing readiness, first article inspection, production release, and product transitions.
- Experience supporting domestic or international contract manufacturing operations.
- Experience with Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
- Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy manufacturing test platforms.
- Experience with automated production test systems using GPIB (IEEE-488), PXI, USB, Ethernet, or similar instrumentation interfaces.
- Experience working with fiber-optic communications products and optical test equipment.
- Experience supporting broadband access or telecommunications products throughout the product lifecycle.
- Experience working within ISO 9001, TL 9000, or a similar quality management system. Application Information Only fully complete submissions will be reviewed for consideration. No relocation assistance is provided.
No employment sponsorship is provided. Tellabs participates in E-Verify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Tellabs encourages qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other legally protected individuals to apply. The company complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations throughout the hiring process. Tellabs offers a collaborative engineering environment where individuals have the opportunity to work across multiple disciplines and directly influence the successful development, manufacture, and support of carrier-grade telecommunications products. Candidates who enjoy solving complex technical problems and taking ownership of manufacturing test solutions throughout the product lifecycle are encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates should apply at: https://www.tellabs.com/careers/
