Profession test engineer

Test engineers plan and perform detailed quality tests during various phases of the design process to make sure that the systems are properly installed and function correctly. They analyse the data collected during tests and produce reports. They are also responsible for the safety of the test operations.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Production processes

  Materials and techniques required in the production and distribution processes.

• Engineering principles

  The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.

• Test procedures

  The methods for producing results in science or engineering, such as physical tests, chemical tests, or statistical tests.

• Technical drawings

  Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.

• Engineering processes

  The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.

• Industrial engineering

  The field of engineering concerned with the development, improvement, and implementation of complex processes and systems of knowledge, people, equipment, etc.

• Manufacturing processes

  The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.

Skills

• Analyse scientific data

  Collect and analyse scientific data resulting from research. Interpret these data according to certain standards and viewpoints in order to comment on it.

• Approve engineering design

  Give consent to the finished engineering design to go over to the actual manufacturing and assembly of the product.

• Test hardware

  Test computer hardware systems and components using appropriate equipment and testing methods, such as the system test (ST), the ongoing reliability test (ORT), and the in-circuit test (ICT). Monitor and evaluate system performance and take action if needed.

• Perform scientific research

  Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.

• Analyse test data

  Interpret and analyse data collected during testing in order to formulate conclusions, new insights or solutions.

• Use technical drawing software

  Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.

• Adjust engineering designs

  Adjust designs of products or parts of products so that they meet requirements.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB