Hybrid Lead Test Engineer, New Product Development, R&D at Anton Paar QuantaTec

Are you interested in driving the development and launch of new cutting edge, innovative devices? Do you thrive on defining and implementing comprehensive manual and automated test strategies and frameworks? Do you excel in a role that allows you to lead both execution and oversight of complex system, integration, and feature-level tests? If you answered yes, yes, yes, then we’d love to discuss our Lead Test Engineer role with you!

A snapshot of what you'll do: 

The Lead Test Engineer designs and drives our end-to-end validation efforts for analytical lab instrumentation. You will define and implement comprehensive manual and automated test strategies and frameworks, review requirements to ensure full coverage, develop and maintain scalable test infrastructures, and lead both execution and oversight of complex system, integration, and feature-level tests. Partnering cross-functionally, you’ll manage defect tracking, metrics reporting, and release governance to ensure product quality and reliability. Continuous process improvement and team mentorship are key aspects of this role.

 The impact you'll make:

The Lead Test Engineer designs and drives our end-to-end validation efforts:

• Test Strategy & Planning: Define and implement comprehensive manual and automated test strategies, plans, and frameworks for analytical lab instrumentation.
• Requirements Review: Analyze product requirements and specifications to ensure test coverage aligns with feature goals and edge cases.
• Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable automated and manual test frameworks—including HIL and software-in-the-loop—integrated into our CI/CD pipelines.
• Execution & Oversight: Lead the execution of complex test scenarios, from bench setups to software integration, mentor Manual and Automation engineers, and guide release decisions based on system stability and quality metrics.
• Defect Management: Use test management and defect-tracking tools to document findings, reproduce customer issues, and collaborate with Engineering teams to drive root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Metrics & Reporting: Track test coverage, defect trends, and key quality indicators; communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Software, Firmware, UI, and Requirements teams to reproduce and resolve issues and to refine test plans.
• Process Improvement: Evaluate and implement new testing tools, methodologies, and best practices to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Release Governance: Lead release decisions by evaluating test results, system stability, and quality metrics; communicate risks and recommendations to stakeholders. 
• Automate Key Tests: Utilize Python, or similar scripting environments, to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
• Support design-for-test (DFT): Work to improve testability and traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support Pre-Compliance Testing: (e.g., EMC/EMI, power, thermal) Coordinate with regulatory and quality teams as needed.

 Education Needed: 

The Lead Test Engineer typically requires a combination of hands-on technical experience, training, and certifications, including:

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Software Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent years of experience in a testing environment
• 7+ years of testing experience in R&D, new-product development, or manufacturing environments
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and proven hands-on skills with test instrumentation
• Familiarity with standard test equipment, data-acquisition systems, and defect-tracking tools
• Strong technical writing skills, including authoring detailed test plans, defect reports, and statistical analyses
• Proficiency in defect-tracking and test-management tools (e.g., Jira, Polarion)
• Experience with test automation, scripting, or data analysis using Python
• Ability to interpret schematics, PCB layouts, and embedded system block diagrams
• Strong organizational and communication skills; able to work effectively across engineering disciplines

Preferred skills include:

• Proficiency in software test automation frameworks and scripting
• Experience with sensor integration (pressure transducers, thermocouples, accelerometers)
• Prior work in scientific instrumentation or precision measurement domains
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and test data management tools
• Experience in Software testing
• Understanding of firmware testing principles and embedded control systems
• Familiarity with compliance testing for standards like CE, FCC, RoHS, and ISO 17025

Skills and Competencies Needed:

The Lead Test Engineer uses a variety of technical skills, soft skills and industry knowledge to develop applications and systems, including:

• Accountability
  1. Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions
  2. Follows through on commitments, and acknowledges and learns from mistakes 
• Commitment
  1. Acts according to the principles, vision and values of the organization
  2. Shows support and enthusiasm in their work assignments
• Communication
  1. Demonstrates the ability to clearly get a point across
  2. Shows acumen in writing, listening, and reading comprehension
• Dependability
  1. Shows up to work on time and is fully utilized and accounted for during work hours
  2. Is relied upon and available when additional time and effort is required
• Integrity
  1. Behaves honorably and ethically, is truthful and can be trusted
  2. Uses sound judgement in decision making
• Problem Solving
  1. Effectively identifies issues and evaluates options
  2. Seeks guidance to resolve issues in the best interest of the organization
• Quality
  1. Works to the highest of quality standards by identifying problems, testing and checking their work, and paying close attention to detail 
  2. Looks for ways to improve quality within their work area
• Teamwork
  1. Works effectively in inter-department and inter-company teams
  2. Understands their role in a workgroup
• Technical Expertise
  1. Demonstrates depth of knowledge and skills, and applies technical expertise
  2. Looks for opportunities to advance their technical skills
• Time Management
  1. Ability to achieve desired results within given time frames
  2. Decides between conflicting priorities or seeks guidance

 Who we are: 

Anton Paar's high-precision instruments help our customers develop every-day products from your shampoo to your shoes, your lunch and favorite beverages, your computer and medication, jet engines, batteries and the pavement on which you commute every day. We help Fortune 500 companies of almost every industry sector, start-ups, and leading universities conduct their research and quality control.

Owned by the charitable Santner Foundation, our investment into R&D is unmatched and leads to industry-leading products. We maintain fiscal stability and independence so we can handle today's and tomorrow's challenges, and aim to provide meaningful, long-term workplaces for all employees. Anton Paar is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and operates worldwide.

What We Do:

Anton Paar QuantaTec manufactures instruments for characterization of powders and porous materials using techniques like physisorption, chemisorption, gas pycnometry, mercury intrusion porosimetry, capillary flow porometry amongst others.

Supervision Exercised 

This role is an independent contributor who is a member of multiple teams, and does not have any direct supervision of staff.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, observe, communicate and handle items such as computers, machinery and other equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Position requires the ability to obtain a Passport for international travel.

In regards to organizational issues, the employee will comply with the regulations set forward in the Anton Paar Employee Handbook, except if otherwise stated. 

Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to: age, race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, sickle cell trait, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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