** This is not an IT or software role **

Summary: The Senior Qualification Engineer is responsible for developing, coordinating, and controlling the system-level testing and qualification process for product development projects. This role plans, monitors, and evaluates qualification activities across multiple test domains to ensure product quality & reliability.

In addition to supporting the broader project portfolio, this role will coordinate qualification activities for selected strategic customers, serving as a key technical interface between customers, R&D, Engineering, and test resources. The Senior Qualification Engineer is expected to contribute early in the product development process by identifying risks or gaps in requirements and supporting data-driven decisions related to product readiness and quality.

Essential Functions of the Job: The essential functions of this job require the person, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the following:

System-Level Qualification Planning & Control

Develop, maintain, and coordinate system-level test & qualification plans in collaboration with R&D and Engineering.
Review, evaluate, and where necessary clarify or supplement requirements to ensure test feasibility and adequate qualification coverage.
Define test objectives, test conditions, test methods, and test sequence plans.
Build qualification schedules aligned to sample maturity and validation phases (A-, B-, C-, D-samples).
Coordinate and secure test resources (internal/external) and manage equipment capacity and scheduling in alignment with qualification needs and constraints. Monitor and ensure timely execution and issue resolution (e.g. environmental testing, EMC, other labs).
Estimate and track test-related effort, schedules, and costs.

Project Management & Stakeholder Coordination

Act as a primary interface between qualification, development teams, project stakeholders, test facilities, and external resources.
Track internal and external test progress and provide status reporting to stakeholders, including schedule impacts, risks, and mitigation recommendations.
Document and drive closure of defects, anomalies, and corrective actions identified during testing in coordination with development team and technical departments.

Execution Oversight & Technical Evaluation
- Verify execution of qualification and validation plan during test execution and ensure adherence to test conditions and methods.
- Analyze and interpret test results at the overall system level.
- Document product deviations, anomalies, and risks; support root-cause discussions with the technical team & internal subject-matter experts where applicable.
- Prepare cross-functional test reports including evaluations and recommendations.
Strategic Customer Support
- Coordinate qualification planning and execution for assigned strategic customers; this role will support the customer-facing engineering team and some direct customer interaction will be required.
- Serve as a technical interface for customer validation topics, including test planning, progress updates, and result discussions.
- Ability to speak on deeply technical topics to any level audience, as well as maintain an “internal-only” vs. “share-able” information boundary when presenting to external parties.
Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Contribution
- Support development and improvement of test methods, qualification processes, and internal standards.
- Contribute to lessons learned and knowledge transfer across projects.
- Support development or commissioning of test equipment and test setups as needed.
General
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Some travel expected (15%)

Recommended Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical or mechanical, or other related field of study)
5 or more years of relevant experience in qualification, validation, and/or test engineering (some environmental test experience is preferred)
Experience with system-level test planning and structured product development processes.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional technical activities.
Working familiarity with project planning concepts (scope, schedule, resources, requirements).
Experience interacting directly with customers on technical or validation-related topics is preferred.

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