Title:  Test Engineer

Job Summary

The Test Engineer will be responsible for all aspects related to the manufacturing test of NetApp products from NPI to sustaining manufacturing support at NetApp or its OEM partners. The Test Engineer will work cross functionally to ensure that the design, development of test processes and their implementation to production provide the highest quality of products through optimal test coverage. The key deliverable is to resolve issues in a timely manner to ensure the on-time delivery of high-quality products.

At this level, you will have the opportunity to use your technical expertise to lead projects that will require process analysis and business implication assessment. You will continue to have the opportunity to grow your technical expertise and use communication skills to participate in technical or business decisions and contribute to achieving the department goals. To be successful in this role, you must be a motivated self-starter and self-learner; possess strong technical problem-solving skills; and be someone who embraces challenges.

Essential Functions

• Define, develop and implement highly effective manufacturing test processes to ensure product quality, minimize costs and reduce time to market for new products. 
• Work with the OEM/EMS partner’s engineers and the remote NetApp Ops. Engineering team to ensure a successful NPI and sustaining of NetApp’s products.
• Understand test automation requirements and validate them before product launch.
• Select and setup equipment for volume production.
• Run manufacturing verification test on preproduction units and provide data to assess production readiness.
• Document test processes for new products and ensure that the process is properly followed by the OEM/EMS partner.
• Perform test process gap analysis and drive continuous test improvement.
• Analyze test yields and pareto.
• Evaluate and optimize test coverage – reduce test time and drive efficiency.
• Provide feedback to remote team and other engineering groups to get issues resolved.
• Manage the transfer and set up of new products or new software at the manufacturing site. 
• Provide training and documentation to our manufacturing sites.
• Monitor test equipment utilization and ensure that we have the test capacity to meet our customer forecasted demand.
• Install and maintain the test network and test infrastructure at the factory.

Responsibilities and Interactions

Responsibilites:

• The tasks this individual is responsible for are often unstructured and the issues addressed are less defined requiring new perspectives and creative approaches.
• This individual will apply attained experiences and knowledge in solving problems that are complex in scope requiring in-depth evaluation. 
• Demonstrate good judgment in solving problems as well as identifying problems in advance and propose solutions.

Interactions:

• This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties. 
• Limited supervision and direction is provided, as this individual can operate and drive results and set priorities independently. 
• The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert. 
• To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through regular leadership and influencing others.

Job Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience in manufacturing test development, test sustaining, and production data analysis.
• Work closely with the OEM/EMS partners to support the daily NetApp production and ensure test throughput meeting shipment requirements with high-quality standard.
• Drive test yield improvement and support Quality team with 1st-line test failure analysis in production enviornment. 
• Make continous improvement for test process optmization, test coverage enhancement, and test efficiency analysis.
• Run manufacturing verification on Engineering FW/SW/HW changes. 
• Knowledge of BOM structuring and understanding ECOs, MCOs, LCOs etc.
• Proven ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
• Software programming experience preferred in some or all of the following languages: Python, Java, C#, etc.
• Storage background with understanding of network topologies and Unit/Linus is a plus.

Education

• A minimum of 3 years of experience is required; 5 years of experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to have completed multiple, moderately complex technical tasks.