Job Description

Your Career

At Palo Alto Networks, we build the world’s most advanced cybersecurity platforms. The Technical Operations team is responsible for the manufacturing capabilities to build our next-generation network firewalls. As a senior test engineer, you will be responsible for building advanced test platforms for network device manufacturing and implementation of test strategies in collaboration with our contract manufacturers and vendors, and work internally across different functional groups, from Supply Chain Operations to Product Development. You are a technical leader in your field, with a deep understanding of underlying architectures of network devices. 

Your Impact

Responsible for ensuring our products ship with the highest quality through extensive and complete testing

Evaluate and contribute to product designs for test coverage and serviceability by participating in PRD, System Design, Diagnostic, Schematic and Layout Reviews

Design, develop and implement test strategies for new products, covering structural and functional testing

Development of high stress testing platforms, demonstrate understanding of bandwidth loading, environmental and electrical factors

Strong understanding of network protocols, eg switching and routing

Manage the development of test fixtures and hardware requirements

Excellent understanding of electronics manufacturing and service requirements

Improve CM performance through iterative yield analysis and isolation of key failure manufacturing defects 

Lead failure analysis, drive root cause activities and implement effective fixes across manufacturing and repair facilities 

Drive continuous process improvement strategies to optimize test yields and throughput

Build and scale manufacturing/service test lines and ensure the smooth operation of the test lines in manufacturing and repair 

Oversee, design, develop and implement ICT and boundary scan requirements for early test deployment in collaboration with Flex ICT teams for NPI programs

Evaluate product designs for test coverage and serviceability with ICT and boundary scan

Oversee and manage production or service for test engineering requirements

Participate in cross-functional project teams, collaborate with supply chain and HW/SW engineering

Excellent communication skills and able to work independently