R&D Environmental Test & Validation Engineer

Team Horizon is seeking a R&D Environmental Test & Validation Engineer for a leading manufacturing in North Galway.

The Engineer will support DV planning, execution, and reporting. This Engineer will cover all documentation, project management, requirements review, test equipment bring up, testing and reporting across all environmental test activities.

Why you should apply:

• Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.


• You enjoy working on exciting projects and want to work with a global manufacturing site in Galway

What you will be doing:

• Test service request process, review and analysis.


• Analyse customer specification with the product Project Team Member and quality PTM, challenge the tests requested and define the final validation plan to build the final offer.
  Define the need of specific tools or bench (characterization, reliability...)


• Define also the associated budget.


• Write the detailed validation plan and test specification including both customer validation and also company requirements (to achieve quality targets)


• Schedule the validation plan and manage the test with the support of laboratory resources (technicians…)


• Responsible for the main relationship with the customer and project team for environmental validations (methods and results) wherever the tests are located (Troy, Shenzen, Bietigheim, Prague, external lab…).


• Work in parallel with the project team; contribute to correct the design in order to meet product performance.


• Manage the configuration and logistics of tested parts


• Lead validation FMEA generation for assigned project


• General DR’s for software, hardware & product design reviews, problem resolution, FMEA analysis.
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• Manage the planning inside the laboratory and allocated resources (technicians, tools, benches,…)


• Responsible to obtain the specific tools needed for the validation (need specification and follow-up).


• Manage the cost of the validation activities.


• Familiarise with working system using bench equipment to enable view on delivered product and to understand customer problems.


• Carry out all work to comply with Quality Management System and Validation Engineering Processes e.g. ASPICE, ISOTS16949.


• Work with Methods & Tools (M&T) team to develop test environment solutions to enable Design & Process Validation (DV/PV)


• Test setup and verification of test platforms.


• Test script development (using NI LabVIEW / TestStand)


• Execution of testing using lab equipment (using thermal chambers, IPx) as per test specification


• Safety focussed and dedicated to maintaining high quality standards


• Report validation status to the project team and management on a regular basis (QRQC, 5mm…)


• Generation of test reports, peer-reviews of data and follow up on approval


• Create daily and weekly activity report on project and non project related activities using dashboards made available


• Perform problem management role interfacing with customer, allocation of Device Under Test (DUT) failures to appropriate functions and leading weekly review


• Participate in lessons learned across the various projects

What you need to apply:

• A relevant Technical Engineering Degree e.g. Computer & Electronic Engineering, Physics & Instrumentation, Mechatronics.


• Min 3 years test engineering experience Proficient in National Instruments (LabVIEW/or TestStand) Computer literate in MS Office suite (ECDL)