Forterra

Electrical Engineer - Product Testing

Clarksburg, MD · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$125k-$165kDetected 6 days ago

PythonCybersecurityProduct ManagementPCB DesignAltiumEmbedded SystemsMIL-STDRoboticsElectrical EngineeringLabVIEWManual TestingProblem Solving

About the role

The engineer will work closely with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure that systems are robustly validated, testable at scale, and production-ready.

Hardware Test & Automation: Design and implement hardware validation strategies for boards and subsystems used in autonomous vehicle platforms.
Develop automated hardware test systems for engineering validation, regression testing, and manufacturing screening.
Design and build custom test fixtures, harnesses, and interface boards to support board-level and subsystem testing.
Develop automated test scripts and frameworks to exercise hardware interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, and power systems.
Collaborate with firmware and software teams to integrate automated test infrastructure into development and CI workflows.
Implement data collection and analysis frameworks to monitor performance, reliability, and regression trends.
Support manufacturing teams with production test strategies and bring-up procedures.
Electrical Design & Debug: Design and develop digital and analog circuits for embedded systems, networking hardware, and power subsystems.
Perform schematic capture and collaborate with PCB layout engineers during board implementation.
Lead board bring-up and hardware debugging using lab instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.

Strong experience in hardware validation and automated test development.
Hands-on experience designing test fixtures, hardware test adapters, or validation systems.
Strong understanding of design-for-test and validation methodologies.
Basic Knowledge of networking configurations and protocols Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex mixed hardware/software issues.

Experience designing test fixtures, bed-of-nails systems, or hardware interface boards.
Experience with automotive, defense, or high-reliability hardware systems.
Familiarity with networking hardware, embedded systems, or robotics platforms.
Exposure to signal integrity or power integrity analysis.
Familiarity with ISO 26262, MIL-STD, or other reliability standards.
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Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices.

Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
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