Senior Test Engineer

Join Velo3D as a Senior Test Engineer, where you will be responsible for ensuring the readiness and performance of our metal additive manufacturing printers. You will oversee the testing process, from subsystem bring-up to final qualification, and work closely with Test Technicians to execute procedures and troubleshoot issues. Your success will be measured by higher first-pass yield, shorter bring-up cycle time, and effective resolution of recurring incidents.

Laser safety, LOTO, compressed gas and metal powder training provided and must be maintained

Onsite at Fremont and Livermore; exposure to high voltage, Class 4 lasers, inert gases, metal powders and noise; PPE as posted

Responsibilities

• Assurer la mise en œuvre et la validation des procédures de test pour les sous-systèmes et les systèmes complets.
• Diriger l'analyse des causes profondes et les actions correctives permanentes pour les échecs de test et les incidents récurrents.
• Spécifier, construire et valider les stations de test, les dispositifs et l'instrumentation, et être responsable de la capacité et des exigences de calibration des jauges.
• Root cause — Lead root cause and permanent corrective action for test failures and recurring incidents with Hardware, Software, suppliers and Quality
• Procedures — Author, revise and release the bring-up (Level 600) and system validation (Level 700) procedures through engineering change control; set acceptance limits
• Test equipment — Specify, build and validate test stations, fixtures and instrumentation; own gauge capability and calibration requirements
• Internal fleet — Own incidents on internal printers to closure (ITRS, Splunk, Datadog); support software releases and user acceptance testing
• Final qualification — Own Level 800 qualification and release sign-off; direct technician support and confirm printers arrive from system validation complete
• People and quality — Train Test Technicians on procedures, mentor junior engineers, and keep records to AS9100 standards
• Data and automation — Track yield, cycle time and downtime; write Shell/Python tooling to automate data capture, monitoring and repetitive steps
• Hands-on across electrical (schematics, DMM, scope, megger), gas and fluid systems (P&IDs, leak-down), precision motion and optics
• Has authored and released revision-controlled test procedures and led root cause to a verified fix
• Clear communicator who makes decisions from data and never skips a step under schedule pressure
• Experience taking a new product from prototype into production test (new product introduction)
• Tracking equipment reliability and uptime — mean time between failures (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR)
• Structured root cause methods such as 8D (eight-step problem solving) and 5-Why

Requirements

• Controls and computing: firmware, PLC/controller interfaces, IP/Modbus networking, Linux/Windows, Shell and Python
• Bachelor’s in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics or related engineering, or equivalent experience
• 3–5 years in test, bring-up or manufacturing engineering on complex capital equipment (semiconductor, laser, medical, aerospace or automation)
• Standing, ladders and occasional confined spaces; lift up to 50 lbs; occasional off-shift work for machine-down events
• Export control: must be ITAR-compliant (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident)

Working Conditions

• Statistical process control (SPC) to monitor test results, and measurement system analysis (MSA) to prove test equipment is accurate and repeatable
• Working in an aerospace or ISO quality system (AS9100 or ISO 9001)

Preferred

• Laser systems or metal additive manufacturing experience

Pay

USD 120,000 - 148,000