General Overview Functional Area: Engineering (ENG) Career Stream: Test Engineering Development (TED) Role: Staff Engineer (SEN) Job Title: Staff Engineer, Test Development Job Code: SEN-ENG-TED Job Level: Level 10 Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect Summary The Staff Engineer, Test Development designs, develops and implements automatic test equipment and test programs for product testing and design verification which ensure robust and high quality assembled products in manufacturing. A Test Development Engineer may specialize in many areas but are generally categorized into Structural (verification of an assembly process by testing each of its smaller elements and their interconnects) and Functional (verification that a design will perform its main purpose). Detailed Description Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Lead the development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains and participate in project planning and scheduling. Provides technical leadership and direction to a sizeable team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.) Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract. Analyze tradeoffs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develop deployment strategies and plans. Lead the deployment of strategic programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts. May manage relationships with key vendors/partners. Establish best known methods and processes for test development execution for local, regional or global teams Expert at analyzing industry trends and establishing strategies with local or regional impact Establish short term and long term investment and skill development strategies and business cases with global impact to organization Develop production test strategies based on product design specification Design and develop test solutions including hardware & software elements and then system integration, qualification, and installation to meet product, quality and test requirements outlined in the test plan. Debug of tester issues using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies Execute all validation/qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods Stabilization of Test Solutions for manufacturing working to optimize with process teams focussing on cycle time and yield. Test developers may also work with product design teams with feedback from product testability, test coverage, diagnosability, reparability, firmware/diagnostics and user experience. Keeping up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Refer to technical skills below Physical Demands Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required. Occasional travel may be required. Typical Experience 10- 15 years of related experienceExperience in similar job roles Typical Education Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational Requirements may vary by Geography Notes This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.