Senior Automated Test Engineer

Your Job

The Senior Automated Test Engineer will lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of automated test solutions for high-speed interconnect products, cable assemblies, and production test systems. This role combines expertise in signal integrity, electrical validation, software development, and manufacturing test automation to ensure robust, scalable, and data-driven test platforms across global manufacturing locations.

The successful candidate will work closely with Product Development, Signal Integrity, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, and Customer Engineering teams to develop next-generation test solutions supporting high-speed connectivity technologies ranging from automotive networking to 224G/448G interconnect systems. This includes developing software applications, performing advanced electrical measurements, analyzing SI performance, and deploying production-ready automated test systems.

Our Team

The Automated Test Engineering team is a global team that is responsible for designing and implementing production test strategies. This team of engineers is empowered to lead and drive teams through failure investigations and overcoming manufacturing barriers to ensure quality products are delivered while exceeding customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do

• Drive global standardization, deployment, and continuous improvement of automated test solutions to improve quality, yield, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations teams to define and implement scalable test solutions.
• Lead complex failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to resolve manufacturing and product issues.
• Mentor engineers and technicians while providing technical leadership for automated test system development and deployment.
• Conduct software reviews, system verification and validation, and support release management activities.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, specifications, validation reports, and work instructions.
• Support Molex TQM and Quality/Environmental Management Systems by following approved policies and procedures
• Perform additional duties and special projects.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in automated test systems, software development, manufacturing test, or related fields.
• Experience with automated test equipment, including oscilloscopes, VNAs, TDRs, switching systems, data acquisition systems, or similar instrumentation.
• Proficiency in Python and experience developing software applications for test automation.
• Demonstrated experience in test system development, validation, troubleshooting, and deployment.
• Experience working with cross-functional and global teams.
• Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 20%.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• 8+ years of experience in high-speed interconnects, signal integrity, automated test, or production validation.
• Knowledge of S-paramaters, TDR analysis, eye diagrams, BER testing, jitter analysis, and high-speed communication protocols.
• Experience leading global engineering projects.
• Knowledge of SPC, Gage R&R, process capability analysis, and advanced statistical techniques.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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