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Madrona Venture Labs lists this Principal Architect, Manufacturing Test Engineering opportunity in kirkland, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Radar Reinvented.
Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).
Echodyne is seeking a Principal Architect, Manufacturing Test Engineering to join our fast-growing team.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As a Principal Architect of the Manufacturing Test processes, you will be responsible for defining the vision, architecture and strategic direction of the manufacturing test infrastructure to support multiple products across their lifecycle. You will establish scalable, robust, and data-driven test architectures that enable manufacturing operations to deliver high-quality products at volume. As a Principal Architect you will partner closely with R&D, NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, Software, Systems, Hardware, and Supply Chain teams to ensure that test strategies are designed into products and manufacturing processes from early development through production.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in manufacturing test engineering, test architecture, automation, hardware/software integration, data systems, and high-volume manufacturing with the ability to influence technical decisions across multiple organizations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Define the architecture and technical roadmap for manufacturing test systems
Develop scalable test strategies to support a product from the NPI build to full mass production and sustaining phases
Define the appropriate balance of structural, functional, performance, reliability, environmental, calibration, and inspection test strategies
Establish common and scalable test frameworks, interfaces, standards, and design patterns for manufacturing tests
Drive design-for-testability (DFT) and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) requirements into new product development.
Ensure test architectures support global manufacturing scalability and product variants
Define manufacturing test processes and methods for new radar technologies
Serve as the technical authority for complex manufacturing test architecture and system-level decisions
Lead resolution of difficult technical problems involving hardware, software, instrumentation, fixtures, automation, and manufacturing systems
Evaluate emerging test technologies and determine their applicability to manufacturing test processes
Drive integration between test systems and manufacturing execution systems (MES), product lifecycle systems, quality systems, and data platforms.
Define manufacturing test data architectures that enable traceability, analytics, and continuous improvement.
Enable data-driven analysis of first-pass yield, test escapes, false failures, cycle time, downtime, and process capability to drive continuous improvement projects
Partner with Product Engineering and NPI teams from early product development through production release
Identify testability risks early and develop mitigation strategies
Provide technical direction during prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT, pilot, and production ramp phases
Drive standardization while allowing appropriate flexibility for site-specific manufacturing requirements
Establish appropriate controls for test equipment calibration, measurement integrity, software configuration, and data traceability
Support root-cause analysis of manufacturing defects and customer escapes
Ensure test systems are designed for maintainability, repeatability, and long-term production support
Influence engineering and business leaders without direct organizational authority
Facilitate test architecture reviews and drive alignment across Hardware, Software, Firmware, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, and NPI
Write technical documentation to meet the Quality requirements and create a solid knowledge base
Mentor senior and principal-level engineers and develop technical talent across the organization
REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Ph.D, M.S., B.S, C.S, or equivalent Engineering degree in a technical field
15+ or more years of experience in electronics manufacturing and test
Proven technical leadership driving manufacturing test projects from design to deployment
Proven experience designing and developing manufacturing test HW and SW solutions for different product integration levels
Experience designing manufacturing test strategies end to end from component and board level tests to full system level testing
Strong experience with test instrumentation, data acquisition, measurement systems, and production test equipment
Strong technical knowledge of test techniques and methods
Previous experience defining testability and manufacturability requirements of electronic products
Strong communication skills
DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE (Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)
In-depth knowledge of RF circuits and Radars
General project management skills
Linux/Unix experience
Previous experience with manufacturing processes of radars
Knowledge of statistical process control, measurement system analysis, and Design of Experiments
Experience with machine vision, robotics, automated inspection, or AI/ML-based manufacturing test.
Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/IEC 17025, or other applicable quality and calibration standards, depending on industry
Experience with cloud-based manufacturing data architecture
Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.
WHAT WE OFFER
This is an exempt role.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $180,000 - $224,000 USD
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:
RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
Generous Benefits: Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
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Employee Assistance Program
Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
Travel Assistance Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
401(k) match
Pet Insurance
Prepaid Legal Program
Commuter Benefits
Paid Company Holidays
All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Worksite address
kirkland, WA, 98034, US
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