At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services. Operating from over 100 facilities in 26 countries, Jabil delivers innovative, integrated and tailored solutions to customers across a broad range of industries and end-markets, such as automotive, consumer lifestyle and wearable tech, defense and aerospace, connected home and building, industrial and energy, enterprise and infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, packaging and printing.
Jabil is adding Hardware Test Engineers to our team in Northern Kentucky who will directly contribute to the transformative growth within our Intelligent Infrastructure division by applying unique and innovative approaches to developing end customer product solutions. The Test Engineering team is responsible for managing hardware testing and providing debugging expertise for various Advanced Compute Platforms. You will also be responsible for partnering and collaborating with customers, strategic suppliers, internal engineering, program management, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure your products meet the rigorous standards and performance expectations of Jabil’s world-class manufacturing environments and our customers.
SUMMARY
Direct Test Engineers I & II in operating within area of assigned responsibilities with a high level of efficiency, integrity and enthusiasm, striving to achieve excellence in all endeavors. Test Engineer III designs, develops and maintains test procedures, tester hardware and software for electronic circuit board production in a server manufacturing environment. Utilize failure analysis techniques to identify root causes of issues. Identify, diagnose, and resolve hardware and software issues during testing and integration process. Develop and maintain scripts to automate testing processes, collect and analyze data, contribute to continuous improvement, and evaluate system performance for new and sustaining AI/ML and GPGPU and hardware accelerator-based server and storage platforms.
Shift / Schedule:
Test Engineer III is required to work 12-hour shifts on the following schedule:
- 402 Shift: (weekday, night schedule) 6:00PM to 6:00AM, Monday through Wednesday, and Monday through Thursday every other week.
- For example: 36 hours week 1 (Monday - Wednesday), 48 hours on week 2 (Monday - Thursday), 36 hours week 3 (Monday - Wednesday), etc.
- Occasional overtime may be required, depending on business needs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Recruitment and Retention:
- Recruit and interview Test Engineers I & II.
- Communicate criteria to recruiters for Process Technician position candidates.
- Coach Test Engineers in the interviewing/hiring process.
- Monitor team member turnover; identify key factors that can be improved; make improvements.
Employee and Team Development:
- Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
- Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility.
- Coach and mentor Test Engineers I & II to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
Performance Management:
- Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines, training documentation, attendance records, knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities, personal development goals).
- Solicit ongoing feedback from Assistant Test Engineering Manager, Work Cell Manager (WCM), Business Unit Manager (BUM), peers and team member on team member’s contribution to the Work Cell team. Provide ongoing coaching and counseling to team members based on feedback.
- Express pride in staff and encourage them to feel good about their accomplishments.
- Perform team member evaluations professionally and on time.
- Drive individuals and the team to continuously improve in key operational metrics and the achievement of the organizational goals.
- Coordinate activities of large teams and keep them focused during times of crises.
- Ensure recognition and rewards are managed fairly and consistently in area of responsibility.
Communication:
- Provide communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the department.
- Organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style.
- Ask questions; encourage input from team members.
- Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.
FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Strategy and Direction:
- Know and understand the campus strategic directions.
- Define, develop and implement Test Engineering strategies, which contribute to the campus strategic directions.
- Provide regular updates to Assistant Test Engineering Manager on the execution of the strategy.
Cost Management:
- Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).
- Utilize tools to monitor departmental cost and cost trends, striving continuously to improve value.
- Provide feedback to Assistant Test Engineering Manager on cost and cost trends.
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform duties, which involve conventional engineering practices that may include a variety of complex duties from ICT, FVT, ESS to System level test.
- Manage the engineering test function for standard and/or custom devices.
- Through subordinate supervisors or professional staff, identify and evaluate test procedures and test equipment required to perform quality checks.
- Compile and document data necessary to analyze performance and make recommendations for changes in the testing process.
- Assist/spearhead in the development of special test equipment and software text programs as required for the successful completion of project.
- Assist customer, setup training program for new product testing procedures.
- Provide training and assist test engineers.
- Act as the liaison and technical conduit for assigned customers.
- Explore new avenues and test technologies for quality improvements on product assigned.
- Perform detailed analysis on test quality of product assigned, identify trends and spearhead corrective actions.
- Monitor, through assigned test engineer, all NPI activities.
- Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
- Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's of Science in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science from an accredited four-year college or university.
- Five to ten years' experience in a hardware product development environment, preferably with enterprise server, storage or networking products.
- Expertise with Linux and Linux Shell; capable of training technicians on Linux / Linux Shell basics.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply principles of statistical analysis: collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to make data-driven decisions.
- Intermediate understanding of Bash and Python programming.
- Display strong understanding of computer/server hardware concepts, functionality, and integration.
- Experience working in a multi-site and multi-cultural environments.
- Proven ability to work within a fast-paced and highly ambiguous business environment.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to walk, and to lift and carry PC’s and test equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and use of computer monitor screens a great deal of time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Individual’s primary workstation is located in the office area, with some time spent each day on the manufacturing floor. The noise level in this environment ranges from low to moderate. Required PPE for the production area includes composite toed shoes, hearing protection, protective eyewear, and an ESD vest. The manufacturing floor is modernized, climate-controlled, and well-lit.
COMPANY BENEFITS
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
- 401K match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Annual Merit Increases
- Community Volunteer Opportunities
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