Senior R&D Verification Engineer

Job Description

Summary : Responsible for ensuring a product meets its design specifications, requirements and intended functionality.

I. RANGE OF DUTIES:
A. Develop verification testing methods

• Identify product requirements and make sure the product is objectively verified to prove fully accommodation these requirements; verify extreme cases as input for Tolerance Analysis and reduce design or development risk.
• Develop verification methods with underlying theoretical model and validate the methods actually prove the requirements, functionality and reliability.
• Play a strong role in Product FMEA by defining risk detection methods in the early phase.

B. Accountable for the test plan (test plan and right side A3 in Development report)

• Together with Product Development engineer, construct test plans for identified knowledge gaps to prove/disprove hypotheses.
• Take ownership to drive the plan forward by Design of Experiment (DoE) including coordinating resources availability to perform the test (equipment, fixture, jig, software, operator…).
• Optimize development timeline and cost by balancing risks & effort in test strategies (quick tests, worst case tests)
  • Document Standard Operating Procedure, Test Report templates etc…
  • Train operators to perform test
  • Troubleshoot during test

C. Data analysis, proof of requirements: functional and physical compliance

• Ensure measurement data are reliable for the final Test report.
• Consolidate model (theory) and measurement data: alignment or be able to identify and explain if there is any offset
• Provide statistical/data-driven evidence of functional and physical compliance and acceptance
• Smart use of data as input to Design Review sessions to make conscious decisions on concept selection.

D. Others

• Product risk management: actively contributing to p-FMEA, Requirement Management, Tolerance Analysis
• Leadership potential to grow the team.

Job Requirement

1.Education: Bachelor in Engineering or Technical (ME, EE, Materials, Physics…) or Preferably Master or higher education

2. Professional knowledge of

•  Experience with stage-gate development systems.
•  Experience with development from project definition and kick-off to start of production.
•  Experience performing design verification activities including DoE, authoring test protocols, reports and test execution.
•  Strong statistical skills, preferrably 6-sigma Green Belt or above.
•  Strong verbal and written communication skills.
•  Jig designing skill is a plus.
• V-model understanding.

3. Knowledge of computer servicing: Minitab / JMP, Python or Matlab and/or data analysis softwares. Solidworks fluency is a plus

4. Well-verbal and written knowledge of English

5. Professional experience:

•  To equal a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a testing / quality engineer or similar, and thorough understanding of product development.
•  To equal a minimum of 2 years’ experience in coaching others
• Good communication skills with attention to cultural differences.
• Experience with Lean or Agile product development is preferable