Test Systems Engineer

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About Ascendion

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Engineer to support the deployment, bring-up, qualification, and production release of manufacturing test stations for an advanced aerospace/satellite program .

This role will serve as a critical technical bridge between Development Engineering and Production Operations , ensuring manufacturing test stations are commissioned, debugged, qualified, and ready to support production.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate day-to-day activities between Development Engineering and the Production Floor during test-station bring-up.
• Perform hardware/software integration testing, debugging, and troubleshooting .
• Deploy and support software across multiple manufacturing test stations.
• Bring up, commission, qualify, and release test stations for production use.
• Conduct Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and Built-In Self-Test (BIST) validation.
• Investigate and troubleshoot production yield and test failures during prototype and production builds.
• Develop test procedures, troubleshooting guides, and preventative maintenance plans.
• Train production operators on station software, test procedures, and troubleshooting.
• Support hardware subsystem integration and manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams to resolve issues quickly.
• Support the design, automation, deployment, and ongoing operation of large-scale test infrastructure.

Required Technical Skills

• Experience with manufacturing test systems, test infrastructure, or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments.
• Hands-on experience with test station bring-up and commissioning .
• Strong software/hardware integration and debugging experience.
• Programming experience in at least one modern language:
• Python
• C++
• C#
• Strong Linux/Unix experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and software build processes .
• Experience deploying and supporting software in production or test environments.
• Experience with lab instrumentation, test fixtures, or automated test equipment .

Preferred / Highly Desired

• Experience with satellite or aerospace manufacturing testing .
• Experience with manufacturing test station deployment and production release .
• Experience with MSA, BIST, and station qualification .
• Experience troubleshooting complex hardware/software integration issues .
• Experience with distributed systems at scale .
• Experience with networking hardware and/or optical communications .
• Experience training production operators on test software.
• Experience developing manufacturing procedures, maintenance plans, and troubleshooting documentation.

Ideal Background

• Candidates with experience in any of the following environments are encouraged to apply:

Aerospace | Satellite | Defense | Electronics Manufacturing | Semiconductor | Robotics | Automotive | Telecom | Optical Communications | Industrial Automation

Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $140,000 - $150,000 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits : The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [12-15 days of paid vacation time] [6-8 weeks of paid parental leave after a year of service] [9 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] [Tuition Reimbursement Program]

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