Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer

Job Title: Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer
Location: Portage, MI
Type: 9 month contract
Compensation:$47-51.31/hour, depending on qualifications
Contractor Work Model: Onsite – onsite
Hours: 40.0

Overview
The Hardware/Product Safety Test Engineer is responsible for validating electronic hardware designs through comprehensive functional, electrical, environmental, and regulatory testing. This role partners closely with hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure products meet performance, reliability, and safety requirements from prototype through production release, with a strong emphasis on IEC 60601-1 compliance testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans for electronic hardware, including PCB assemblies, subsystems, and finished products
• Design, build, and maintain hardware test fixtures, lab setups, and supporting test equipment
• Perform functional, electrical, performance, stress, environmental, and product safety testing
• Troubleshoot and debug hardware failures at the component, board, and system levels using standard lab instrumentation
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, and design changes to improve product testability, reliability, and manufacturability
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and tools to improve test coverage, repeatability, and efficiency
• Document test procedures, results, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions with clear technical reporting
• Support design verification testing (DVT), production validation testing (PVT), and manufacturing bring-up activities
• Assist with regulatory and compliance testing, including EMC/EMI, ESD, thermal, and IEC 60601-1 safety evaluations
• Provide technical recommendations to strengthen hardware robustness, compliance readiness, and overall product quality

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience testing and validating electronic hardware systems
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuits, embedded hardware, and power systems
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, signal generators, and digital multimeters
• Experience reading and interpreting schematics, PCB layouts, and component datasheets
• Familiarity with IEC 60601-1 standards and regional compliance differences between U.S. and EU requirements
• Hands-on experience performing IEC 60601-1 product safety compliance testing
• Experience using safety compliance equipment such as HIPOT testers, AC withstand voltage testers, electrical safety analyzers, and precision measurement tools
• Hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis experience for hardware failures
• Strong technical documentation and reporting skills

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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