Test Engineer
Current• Designs and directs electronic engineering and technical personnel in the fabrication of testing and test control apparatus and equipment.• Directs and coordinates electronic engineering activities concerned with the development, procurement, installation, and calibration of instruments, equipment, and control devices required to test, telemeter, record, and reduce test data.• Determines conditions under which tests are to be conducted and sequences and phases of test operations.• Directs and exercises control over operational, functional, and performance phases of tests.• Confers with customers, vendors, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve testing problems such as product or system malfunctions, incomplete test data, and data interpretation.• Analyzes and interprets test data and prepares technical reports for use by engineering management personnel.• Develops or uses computer software and hardware to conduct tests on electronic products and systems.• Inspects electronic equipment, instruments, products, or systems to ensure conformance to specifications, safety standards, or applicable codes or regulations.