Manufacturing Test Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Manufacturing Test Engineer supports an efficient manufacturing process by developing and executing procedures to test the efficiency of machinery within a manufacturing environment. Assesses and analyzes production test data, and suggests any corrective actions for identified deficiencies within the equipment. Sets up routine maintenance schedules and suggest new processes or upgrades to enhance overall efficiency

Job Outlook

There were 8 Manufacturing Test Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 798 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Manufacturing Engineer industry, which includes the Manufacturing Test Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Manufacturing Test Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,381.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,381.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Manufacturing Test Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $95,494.

Education and Experience

Posted Manufacturing Test Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	79.45%
Master's Degree	29.95%
Doctoral Degree	4.76%
Other	1.63%

Posted Manufacturing Test Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	21.33%
3 to 5 years	54%
6 to 8 years	15.5%
9+ years	9.17%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Manufacturing Test Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (50.5%)
Communication (36.22%)
Problem Solving (28.7%)
Operations (26.57%)
Management (18.8%)
Interpersonal Communications (17.04%)
Investigation (16.79%)
Leadership (16.17%)
Mathematics (15.91%)
Multitasking (14.54%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Electrical Engineering (35.22%)
Automation (23.02%)
Test Automation (18.87%)
Python (Programming Language) (29.56%)
Test Planning (17.86%)
Debugging (23.9%)
LabVIEW (26.67%)
Test Engineering (85.03%)
New Product Development (28.81%)
Test Equipment (50.06%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

TestStand (12.7%)
Laboratory Equipment (3.52%)
Six Sigma Methodology (4.65%)
Assembly Drawing (1.64%)
Visual Basic (Programming Language) (6.42%)
C (Programming Language) (11.95%)
Oscilloscope (10.69%)
Continuous Improvement Process (20.63%)
C++ (Programming Language) (15.22%)
Calibration (6.42%)
Data Acquisition (5.66%)
Automatic Test Equipment (7.3%)
Printed Circuit Board (9.43%)
SolidWorks (CAD) (7.8%)
Software Development (11.45%)
C# (Programming Language) (11.7%)
Code Coverage (8.55%)
Linux (9.31%)
Contract Manufacturing (3.02%)
Electronic Engineering (3.52%)
Product Lifecycle Management (14.09%)
Electromechanics (8.05%)
Configuration Management (3.27%)
Computer Science (18.74%)
Engineering Change Order (1.64%)
Engineering Drawings (5.53%)
Communications Protocols (4.78%)
Circuit Diagrams (0.75%)
Firmware (5.79%)
R (Programming Language) (5.16%)
Electronics (15.47%)
Functional Testing (11.95%)
Electronics Manufacturing (2.01%)
Data Analysis (20.38%)
Mechanical Engineering (12.83%)
Manufacturing Engineering (23.65%)
Procurement (4.65%)
Quality Management (1.26%)
Computer Engineering (13.33%)
Software Engineering (5.79%)
Test Strategy (6.04%)
Lean Manufacturing (11.45%)
System Testing (8.43%)
Project Management (7.42%)
Test Design (3.27%)
Manufacturing Processes (16.23%)
Programming Languages (4.78%)
Process Improvement (6.92%)
Root Cause Analysis (11.57%)
Production Line (8.18%)
SAP Applications (5.79%)
SQL (Programming Language) (8.3%)
Product Design (5.53%)
Production Process (3.14%)
Testability (5.16%)
Technical Writing (11.19%)
Technical Documentation (10.94%)
Tooling (10.06%)
Statistical Process Controls (5.16%)
Verification And Validation (4.28%)
Test Data (6.79%)
Scripting (7.42%)
Sensors (9.43%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Manufacturing Test Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Production Test Engineer
Test Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Integration and Test Engineer
Assembly Manufacturing Engineer
Principal Product Manager
Assembly Engineer
Manufacturing Software Engineer
Product Manufacturing Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Manufacturing Test Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Raytheon Technologies (84)
Actalent (54)
Lockheed Martin (32)
Blue Origin (19)
Symbotic (17)
Amazon (14)
Tesla (14)
Google (13)
Rocket Lab USA (11)
L3Harris Technologies (10)

North Carolina

Lenovo (2)
Cisco (2)
Atlantis It (1)
Insight Global (1)
Honda (1)
Qorvo (1)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Textiles Master's Degrees

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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