Hardware Test Engineer

Job Title: Hardware Test Engineer – Verification & Validation

Job Description

As a Hardware Test Engineer on the Verification and Validation engineering team, you will support product verification, validation, and compliance testing for complex electrical and mechanical medical device components and systems. You will contribute across the full product development lifecycle, from early prototype components to final system design, by planning, developing, executing, and validating test methods and creating clear, compliant documentation. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners in research and development, project management, quality, and manufacturing to ensure safe, reliable, and high‑quality products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute verification test methods, protocols, and reports to verify requirements at both component and system levels.
• Drive quality into product development through thorough analysis, testing, and timely communication of test results to the cross‑functional team.
• Reverse engineer designs, review requirements, and fully understand design features to perform test impact assessments and create comprehensive test strategies and plans.
• Design detailed test cases, including methodology, setups, materials, equipment, procedures, and acceptance criteria based on requirements and applicable standards.
• Perform functional testing of mechanical assemblies, electrical circuits, and integrated systems.
• Serve as a key contributor in cross‑functional team meetings and design reviews, providing test and quality insights.
• Review and analyze product requirements and compliance standards as part of test development to ensure full coverage and traceability.
• Support the hardware team in product development, concept feasibility, pre‑compliance activities, and change initiatives by developing tests, collecting data, and providing clear test results.
• Design hardware and/or software tools and fixtures needed to execute test methods efficiently and to analyze test data effectively.
• Review, understand, and characterize electrical and mechanical designs to develop robust test methods and ensure complete requirements coverage.
• Lead small teams through test projects for electromechanical components and systems, coordinating activities and ensuring timely completion of test deliverables.
• Read and interpret medical compliance standards and requirements, evaluate associated risks, and develop test procedures that ensure compliance.
• Plan and lead test execution activities, including onsite testing at third‑party medical device safety test laboratories.
• Develop test procedures from product and system requirements and execute manual tests on hardware systems.
• Use appropriate test equipment and lab tools to set up, run, and document verification and validation tests.
• Provide clear, structured test documentation, including plans, procedures, data records, and final reports.

Essential Skills

• At least 2 years of experience working with electromechanical systems.
• At least 2 years of experience performing functional testing of hardware systems.
• At least 1 year of experience working in a regulated environment such as medical, automotive, or defense.
• Experience developing test procedures directly from product and system requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in test engineering with a bachelor’s degree, or 2+ years of experience in test engineering with a master’s degree.
• Hands‑on experience with system‑level and component‑level verification and validation testing, including creation of test plans, procedures, reports, and use of appropriate test methods and equipment.
• Proficiency using electrical and mechanical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMM), power supplies, force and pressure gauges, calipers, thermometers, flow meters, and scales.
• Practical experience in test engineering and test equipment operation within an electronics or systems test lab environment.
• Ability to perform functional testing on mechanical assemblies, electrical circuits, and integrated systems.
• Experience with test procedure development, hardware testing, and design verification in an engineering context.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with test engineering in an electronics lab or systems test environment.
• Familiarity with automating test tools, scripts, or data analysis.
• Experience with validation activities and design verification for electromechanical products.
• Ability to design and implement test tools, fixtures, and simple hardware or software utilities to support test execution and data analysis.
• Strong analytical skills to review and interpret requirements, standards, and design documentation.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams including R&D, project management, quality, and manufacturing.
• Ability to lead small test teams and coordinate test activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Comfort working with medical device compliance standards and safety testing processes.
• Strong written communication skills for creating clear test methods, procedures, and reports.
• Detail‑oriented mindset with a focus on risk evaluation, requirement coverage, and traceability.

Work Environment

You will work primarily onsite in an office and lab setting, operating large pieces of capital equipment in a manner similar to end users. The role involves running system‑level tests on medical device hardware, including testing after software updates have been implemented. You will work hands‑on in an electronics and systems test lab, using equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, force and pressure gauges, calipers, thermometers, flow meters, and scales. The environment is highly collaborative, with frequent interaction with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams, and may include occasional visits to third‑party medical device safety test laboratories to support and lead test execution. Standard professional lab and office attire is expected, appropriate for working around capital equipment and test instrumentation.

This is a Contract position based out of Plymouth, MN.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,MN.

This position is anticipated to close on May 14, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

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Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.