Senior Test Engineer

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Orange, CA 92867Education Level: 4 Year DegreeTravel Percentage: NegligibleJob Category: EngineeringBuild the Testing Capabilities Behind Products HVACR Professionals Trust

Why Fieldpiece?

Fieldpiece is a privately held, global leader in professional HVACR tools and test instruments. We’re known for developing innovative products that technicians rely on every day - and for investing in our people, our technology, and our future. Named one of the Best Places to Work in Southern California for four consecutive years, we’re looking for talented people who want to make an impact while growing their careers.

Why This Role?

Reliable products begin with rigorous, thoughtful testing.

As a Senior Test Engineer, you’ll take ownership of verification and validation activities throughout the new product development process. You’ll translate product requirements into comprehensive test strategies, develop test methods and laboratory capabilities, perform hands-on testing, analyze results, and provide recommendations that directly influence product design, quality, performance, and reliability.

This is a highly hands-on role for an experienced engineer who can independently determine what needs to be tested, develop the appropriate methods and equipment, and drive the work forward. You’ll collaborate across mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, systems, quality, manufacturing, product management, and project management teams while helping Fieldpiece strengthen its test automation, data acquisition, and laboratory capabilities.

This position is based in our Orange, CA office with an exciting move to Tustin, CA in 2028.  We have a hybrid work schedule, with employees typically working onsite three days per week. Additional onsite days may be required for laboratory testing, product development activities, team collaboration, or other business needs. Travel is expected to be up to 10%.

What You’ll Do

Develop verification and validation strategies, test plans, procedures, acceptance criteria, and reporting methods based on product requirements and technical risks.
Translate requirements into effective test methods that evaluate product functionality, performance, reliability, durability, and readiness.
Design and build test fixtures, instrumentation, laboratory setups, automated test systems, and data acquisition methods.
Execute functional, performance, reliability, environmental, prototype, laboratory, and field testing throughout the product development lifecycle.
Troubleshoot product failures, test equipment, and unexpected results; analyze data and recommend corrective actions, design improvements, and follow-up testing.
Maintain verification documentation, requirements traceability, testing schedules, resource needs, and technical reports.
Coordinate testing with cross-functional teams, external laboratories, suppliers, and engineering partners.
Provide technical guidance to Test Technicians and help improve Fieldpiece’s laboratory capabilities, automation, and test engineering processes.

What Makes This Opportunity Different

End-to-end ownership: Influence testing from early product requirements and prototypes through verification, validation, and product readiness.
Hands-on engineering: Personally develop fixtures, instrumentation, automation, and laboratory setups - not simply oversee testing performed by others.
Multidisciplinary products: Work with electromechanical products that integrate mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, systems, and connected technologies.
Capability building: Help advance Fieldpiece’s test automation, data acquisition systems, laboratory practices, and repeatable test methods.
Direct product impact: Use test data and engineering judgment to identify risks, guide design improvements, and help deliver best-in-class products.

In Your First Year, You’ll Likely

Become a trusted test engineering partner to Product Management and cross-functional engineering teams and complete verification and validation activities for multiple new product development programs.
Establish clear, comprehensive test plans and improve requirements-to-test traceability.
Develop repeatable test methods, fixtures, instrumentation, and automated data acquisition capabilities.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
7+ years of experience in product test engineering, verification and validation, reliability engineering in a new product development environment.
Experience developing test strategies, plans, and procedures from product requirements and engineering specifications.
Hands-on experience designing and building test fixtures, laboratory equipment, instrumentation, and automated test systems.
Strong electromechanical product testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
Experience with data acquisition