Production Testing Software Engineer in Santa Clara, California at Foxconn-PCE Technology
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Job Description
Company Overview:
Established in Taiwan in 1974, Hon Hai Technology Group, commonly known as Foxconn, is the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and leading provider of technological solutions with a network of over 233 campuses across 24 countries. In the US, Foxconn employs 8,000 across 56 different sites with manufacturing operations in Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and California. As of 2025, Foxconn ranks 28th among the Fortune Global 500 and reported revenue of approximately USD $259 billion.
The company’s diverse product offerings span four major segments: smart consumer electronics, cloud, and networking solutions, computing, and various other components. Foxconn makes 40% of the consumer electronics that we find in our everyday lives. In recent years, Hon Hai has adopted the 3+3 strategy, focusing on three emerging industries - electric vehicles, digital health solutions, and robotics - while leveraging three key technologies: next-generation communications, artificial intelligence (AI), and semiconductors. Together, these initiatives position the company as a leader in innovation for the 21st century.
Hon Hai Technology Group is deeply committed to championing environmental sustainability within its manufacturing processes. By integrating sustainability into its operations framework, the company strives to serve as a best-practice model for global enterprises, enhancing corporate responsibility while meeting the growing demand for environmentally conscious production methods.
Job Summary:
The primary role for the Production Testing Software Engineer is to develop, deploy, and maintain robust test software architecture utilized on the production line to validate hardware functionality during mass production (MP). Minimizes factory cycle times (tact time) and maximizes manufacturing yield by designing automated, stable, and highly parallelized testing scripts that eliminate human bottlenecks. Implements central data collection systems to upload real-time shop-floor test logs to cloud databases, enabling immediate statistical process control (SPC).
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and optimize automated production test software and instrument-control programs to validate product functionality, improve test accuracy and repeatability, and support efficient manufacturing operations.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by converting and deploying R&D test scripts into stable, scalable production test solutions, ensuring test coverage, functionality, and readiness for manufacturing ramp-up.
- Integrate production test systems with MES and data-logging platforms to ensure accurate test data collection and traceability. Analyze Statistical Process Control (SPC) data and test trends to identify abnormalities and support manufacturing quality improvements.
- Provide technical support for production test issues and investigate yield drops, test failures, and equipment or software abnormalities. Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions to minimize production disruptions and improve yield.
- Analyze and optimize production test sequences, software performance, and equipment utilization to reduce test cycle time, eliminate bottlenecks, and maximize manufacturing throughput without compromising test quality or coverage.
- Develop and maintain test procedures, software documentation, troubleshooting guides, and work instructions, and provide technical training to production and engineering personnel to ensure consistent test execution and effective issue resolution.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, or Automation Engineering
Experience:
- 2-3 years of Test Automation Software Development Experience
- 1+ years of Hardware Instrumentation Control & Industrial Protocols Experience
- 1+ years of Factory Shop-Floor System (MES) & Database Integration Experience
- 1+ years of Mass Production Deployment & New Product Introduction (NPI) Troubleshooting
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
Frequently works in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments, requiring computer use, technical document review, product inspection, and regular movement between work areas. The role may involve occasional handling of test equipment or product samples and exposure to operating equipment, elevated noise levels, and other laboratory or production conditions; appropriate PPE may be required.
EEOC Statement
Foxconn is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Foxconn prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetics, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal law. In addition to federal law requirements, Foxconn complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.