Senior Test Engineer

Fortive

Senior Test Engineer driving test strategy and innovation for electromechanical systems. Collaborating across teams to enhance design and quality for innovative precision technologies in engineering.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeBoxborough • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, own, and drive the end-to-end test strategy across product development, validation, and production phases.
Design and develop scalable automated test solutions, including hardware fixtures and software frameworks, for both development and manufacturing environments.
Establish and maintain system-level test architectures, protocols, and validation methodologies for complex motion control systems.
Analyze, interpret, and communicate test results, providing data-driven insights to influence product design and technical decisions.
Lead cross-functional failure analysis and root cause investigations, driving resolution across electrical, mechanical, and software domains.
Collaborate with design engineering to implement design-for-testability and improve product robustness and test efficiency.
Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies through structured testing and rapid prototyping.
Drive continuous improvement of test processes, focusing on test coverage, cycle time, cost, and product quality.
Develop and implement advanced test data acquisition, analytics, and digitalization approaches to enhance decision-making.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to test engineers and technicians, supporting skill development and best practices.
Act as a subject matter expert for test engineering, influencing cross-functional stakeholders including R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management.
Support production test systems and operations to ensure quality, throughput, and reliability targets are consistently met.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical Engineering, physics, or related field
5+ years of experience in test engineering or system validation for complex electromechanical systems
Proven track record of:
Owning and delivering test strategies for new product development (NPI)
Developing automated test systems (software + hardware)
Leading cross-functional technical initiatives

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits
Extensive training
Exciting development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

automated test solutionstest strategytest architecturesvalidation methodologiesfailure analysisroot cause investigationtest data acquisitionanalyticsdigitalizationdesign-for-testability

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationdata-driven insightscontinuous improvementproblem-solvinginfluencing stakeholdersrisk identificationcross-functional teamwork