Sanmina Grad Test Engineer

Who is Sanmina?

Sanmina is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of over $8bn in 2022, where over 35,000 employees are working to deliver to our customers every day.

For our customers we design, manufactures and repairs some of the most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products in the world. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina provides end-to-end design, manufacturing and logistics solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the industrial, medical, defense and aerospace, automotive, communications networks and cloud solutions sectors.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing engineering support for a range of products from class 3 medical devices to automotive and consumer products within highly automated production lines. Engineering support would include working in cross-functional teams and could range from supporting new product development, capacity expansion to maintaining and improving production performance.

OBJECTIVES OF POSITION:

• Support of Test Engineering functions in a high volume production

environment.

• Maximize throughput with minimum downtime.

• Failure analysis of fallout & drive line improvements.

• Develop key Test Engineering procedures and models.

• Develop the technical expertise of the test engineering group associated with specific products.

• Represent the test engineering department during customer visits/presentations.

• Debug test related issues and ensure stability of all tests.

• Work on cross-site & cross function projects.

• Documentation related to test issue.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support New Product Introduction.
• Produce capacity plans for test equipment.
• Specify, install and support production test equipment, including training of relevant personnel
• Ensure that accurate Yields are available for test processes - drive continuous improvement of these processes through failure analysis and other tools (Adaptor Monitoring & FTTR).
• Ensure work practices, procedures and equipment adheres to audit requirements.
• Enhance maintenance techniques to minimize machine / process downtime.
• Evaluate equipment technology advances to improve quality and efficiency & capability.
• Liaise with other departments on machine /process operation, safety and environment.
• Attend customer visits and present on test approach and improvements.
• Maintenance procedures and methods and reviews of Spares database.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications and Experience:

• NFQ Level 7 Degree / Diploma in Engineering or a lesser qualification with sufficient job related experience.

• Experience in a test engineering role in a high volume electronic manufacturing industry is an advantage

Core Competencies

• Communication skills, working in a team environment.

• Ability to work to deadlines.

• Computer skills. - Database / programming skills.

• Knowledge of analog and Digital electronics.

• Ability to work under own initiative.

• Knowledge of ICT and Functional test equipment and processes.

• Good problem solving technique. Test Development background.

• Familiarity with the requirements of manufacture / testing in a medical (FDA) environment.