Manufacturing Test Engineer Jobs

About us

Saft is a global battery company like no other. Thanks to our historical expertise, combined with our unique industrial approach, we have a leading position to meet the demands of the most demanding customers. Our batteries and battery systems make a difference for all the market sectors they serve.

Established in 19 countries and supported by our 16 production sites, Saft has more than 4,000 employees across the planet.

Since 2016, Saft is a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables, and electricity.

Their 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable, and accessible to as many people as possible. The Company is active in more than 130 countries and puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

Responsibilities:

• Design, manufacture, and validate test equipment to enable the successful completion of required tests.
• Participate in design and readiness reviews PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR with customers. Must be able to clearly articulate the test methodology and test protocols to be executed.
• Lead the demonstration of product integrity through foundational, functional, and environmental testing.
• Troubleshoot non conformances to determine root cause of failure or test anomaly.
• Develop test plans and test documentation providing instruction and data recording to direct the execution of the test.
• Validate test configurations to ensure test will be conducted in the desired manner.
• Design, configure, and validate data acquisition instrumentation to record product behavior during test.
• Review collected data and validated conformance against the expected result.
• Source outside equipment and/or facilities to enable the successful completion of required tests.
• Design test protocols in accordance with customer requirements for qualification, protoflight, and acceptance levels. Develop and maintain compliance matrices against customer requirements providing clear traceability that all required specifications have been tested.
• Execute defined tests per prescribed procedures.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:

• Working knowledge of FMEA, Control Plan, and SPC approach for risk mitigation.
• BS in Technical discipline with a strong electrical background, and/or evidence of exceptional experience 7+ years’ experience in manufacturing or test environment
• Must be available via phone for 24/7 plant support.
• Self-starter with curiosity about processes and products, willing to dive into problems.
• Practical application in PDCA and DMAIC team-based problem solving.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
• Skilled in data analysis using various software tools (eg: Excel, Diadem, VBA/Excel Macros) to measure and manage performance of systems under test.
• Basic understanding of electronics, mechanical assembly, process mapping, logic trees, and systems interactions is desirable.
• Attention to detail, good written and verbal communication, and troubleshooting skills are desirable!
• Ability to interpret product engineering specifications and prints.
• Strong sense of team and ability to bridge cross functional groups to achieve desired outcomes.
• Experience with the operation of charge / discharge cyclers, environmental chambers, vibration, and shock testing is desirable but not required.

What we offer

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package to include generous compensation based on market standards, healthcare, wellness, adoption assistance, discounted stock purchase, career development and recognition programs. Some of our superior benefits include parental (maternal and paternal) leave, 401K retirement contribution match at 7%, educational assistance (tuition reimbursement), Short-term Disability (STD), paid holidays, paid vacation and paid employee referral award.

Concerns regarding COVID-19 continue as positive cases are experienced in the communities in which we operate. Please be aware that Saft may require proof of COVID vaccination in accordance with local statutory requirements (subject to exceptions). We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, and genetic information. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by calling Billy Slowikowski at 410-967-7034