Senior Reliability Test Engineer

ICON is looking for a Senior Reliability Test Engineer to support the design, development, and implementation of Reliability Test infrastructure and operations. You will be responsible for acceptance testing specifications by developing the criteria for and evaluating new Vulcan and Magma 3D printing systems, as well acting as the point of contact for a system or systems as they are performing test prints. This role is based on ICON's Austin, TX campus and will report to Sr. Testing Manager. Additionally, travel to ICON's job sites to support troubleshooting and repair may be required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect reliability test campaigns, design test criteria, and execute test prints.
• Assist print operators in overcoming obstacles related to hardware, data, and printer communications by coordinating the appropriate departmental teams. 
• Exhibit extreme ownership and care for printer testing -  act as primary POC during prints.
• Build out and maintain the reliability data pipeline from the printer to the cloud, utilizing basic networking and data transfer techniques.
• Lead smaller teams of engineers from test conceptualization to actualization. Develop training materials and onboarding packets for new hires, and design test processes that are repeatable. Be a mentor for the test and engineering teams. 
• Develop reliability acceptance metrics by leveraging data pipelining, analysis, and visualization. 
• Lead data reviews as part of the test and hardware design feedback loops. 
• Create printer logs that comprehensively describe print quality, hardware / software issues during test prints, and solutions.  
• Work with design and controls engineers to develop systemic upgrade plans and propose potential solutions to print issues. 
• Develop and implement automated test tools with data visualization, and automated test reporting using SQL Python, or other analytics tools. 
• Design and implement data acquisition systems, electrical and controls. programming, and perform FMEAs on systems to predict future performance. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 5+ years experience in a related field of mechanical engineering, mechatronics, fluid systems, or structural systems.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Exposure to a variety of industrial scale production machinery, sensors, and data processing.
• Experience with data pipelining, warehousing, and analytics.
• Experience leading a technical team, guiding new engineers, and creating documentation that facilitates training.
• Experience writing SOP’s and any associated documentation for following agreed upon procedures for equipment operation.
• Experience generating functional diagrams and process diagrams of complex systems.
• Experience working with and reading P&IDs. 
• Exposure to various test systems, production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (pogo-pins, pressure transducers, temperature controllers, current meters, etc.)
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Must be prepared to work, in part, in extreme environments: temps > 100 degrees or below freezing, sun, rain, mud, lack of electricity, etc. 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s Degree in a related field is a plus.
• Technical operations coordination - interfacing with other departments and working towards a common team effort.
• Knowledge of data pipelining, data warehousing, and data analytics (Python, SQL).
• Enthusiastic data communicator with experience presenting machine data.
• Experience analyzing machine event logs.
• Knowledge of various part fabrication techniques (machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting, etching, injection molding, 3D printing, hydroforming).