Sr. Production Test Engineer - Thermal Battery Pilot Manufacturing

O'Neal Manufacturing Services - San Jose, CA

Full-time

San Jose, CA

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The position at Antora involves supporting all aspects of Production Test for New Product Introduction (NPI) and steady-state manufacturing at the company's new pilot facility in San Jose. The role focuses on introducing novel tests to the manufacturing shop floor, defining processes, designing and commissioning tooling and work centers, and executing first builds and tests. The candidate will be hands-on, developing processes and tools from initial use to full-scale production, while embodying Antora's values of teamwork, communication, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and execute system-level and piece-part-level tests for customer-facing Thermal Battery Systems.
• Transition testing from R&D methods to productionized procedures and systems that can operate without engineering oversight.
• Collaborate with R&D test and Product Engineering teams to ensure critical aspects are met.
• Deliver key reports to demonstrate that batteries meet customer specifications.
• Define the meaning of 'production test' for the first production unit and scale it to 15 units per week with minimal engineering involvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or demonstrated success in test engineering roles.
• 5+ years of experience in a development or production test environment through professional work experience or project/research-based student experience.
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute safety-critical tests of electrical, mechanical, fluid, or pneumatic systems.
• Familiarity with common test processes such as leak checks, proof tests, hi-pot, I/O checks, and functional/performance tests.
• Experience generating work instructions in a production environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience transitioning products from R&D to full-scale production as part of a cross-functional team.
• Experience implementing automation into production processes.
• Familiarity with Solidworks, Arena PLM, Netsuite, and Manufacturo MES.
• Experience testing high voltage (208-480V+) and/or high amperage (400A+) systems.
• Experience testing pressurized pneumatic systems up to 800PSI.
• Ability to interpret and generate engineering drawings (GD&T, ASME Y14.5).
• Experience in custom machine design including electromechanical systems, end-of-arm tooling, motors, actuators, linear rails, bearings, lifting/rigging, etc.
• Experience working with pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical system design including line diagrams, component selection, layout, and activation.