Senior Automation & Test Development Engineer

Acute Care TechnologyThe Senior Automation & Test Development Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, validating, and supporting automated test systems, software, and tools used within ZOLL's global service repair depots. This role ensures that service test methods, fixtures, and workflows are reliable, scalable, efficient, and compliant with regulatory standards. This role focuses on building robust, automated test and workflow solutions that improve service efficiency, data quality, and process standardization across the global service organization.At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

The Acute Care Technology division of ZOLL Medical Corporation develops and delivers innovative lifesaving products and software solutions to EMS, hospital, public safety, and military customers globally. Products include AEDs, trauma kits, ventilators, temperature management solutions, and more. Our dedicated employees take pride in their commitment to improving patient outcomes while delivering world-class customer service.

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Job Type

Hybrid

Job Summary

The Senior Automation & Test Development Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, validating, and supporting automated test systems, software, and tools used within ZOLL's global service repair depots. This role ensures that service test methods, fixtures, and workflows are reliable, scalable, efficient, and compliant with regulatory standards. This role focuses on building robust, automated test and workflow solutions that improve service efficiency, data quality, and process standardization across the global service organization.

Essential Functions

• TEST SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of automated test systems, including hardware fixtures, test software, and instrumentation.
• Develop automated test scripts and applications using tools such as LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, or equivalent frameworks.
• Establish test requirements, strategy, and validation approaches for new and existing test methods.
• Troubleshoot and optimize test systems to ensure repeatability, stability, safety, and compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Partner with Operations, R&D, and Quality, to ensure alignment of test expectations, supporting documentation, and product updates.
• Drive uniformity and consistency across global service test platforms, software versions, instrumentation, and workflows, and ensure training documentation for test procedures is complete and up to date.
• Develop systems to capture and trend test data, as well as analyzing test data for improvement opportunities.
• Develop documentation for test equipment, calibration requirements, and verification procedures in alignment with FDA and QSR standards.
• Develop and execute validation plans for service test systems and methods.
• AUTOMATION & WORKFLOW IMPROVMENT
• Lead automation initiatives within the global service organization to reduce manual work, simplify technician tasks, improve data integrity, and enhance throughput.
• Research, evaluate, and prototype emerging automation technologies including collaborative robots (cobots), machine vision systems, advanced test-station automation, material movement systems, RPA-style automation, and more, to determine feasibility, efficiency gains, and applicability within service operations.
• Collaborate with other engineers within the service engineering department, as well as engineers in R&D, IT, quality, and others, to build integrations between test systems, data pipelines, dashboards, and AI-enabled tools.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts focused on test efficiency, process reliability, and global standardization of depot test systems.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other engineers on automation best practices.
• Other duties as required.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field required
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in test development, automation engineering, or production test engineering; medical device experience strongly preferred. required
• Experience with version control, requirements documentation, and validation practices preferred