
Senior Electrical Engineer - Manufacturing Systems, Test & Automation
Wilmington, DEFull-time$103–161K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 2 days ago
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Agilent Technologies seeks an MSAT Engineer to support the design and manufacturing of electronics and mechatronics products at its Wilmington-area site, with remote support for other instrument-product sites. The role connects R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing, contributing to product industrialization, technology transfer, platform engineering, production test planning, and manufacturing solutions for analytical instrumentation.
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Job Description
To strengthen our Global Operations Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT) team, we are looking for an MSAT Engineer (Electrical Engineering / Test Engineering) responsible for optimized design and manufacturing of electronics and mechatronics assemblies, modules, and complete products.
In this role, you will act as the technical liaison between R&D, Quality and Manufacturing, translating product innovation into scalable, high-performance manufacturing solutions for Agilent’s analytical instrumentation platforms at the Little Falls, Delaware (Wilmington) site, and also remotely support instrument-products at Agilent's Chicopee Massachusetts and Winooski Vermont sites. You will contribute to process industrialization, technology transfer, and platform standardization, while working in a global, cross-functional environment.
New Product Introduction (NPI) Leadership & Industrialization
- Key focus on production test planning for new products, but also contribute to evaluation of electronics designs, complex qualifications, and root cause analyses during the NPI phase.
- Ensure application of Design-for-Excellence (DfX) across cost, manufacturability, quality, and automation.
- Collaborate with R&D on product development, validation, and manufacturability readiness.
- Influence design to ensure scalability, supply chain and process robustness, and manufacturability.
- Define system-level manufacturing concepts, test strategies, and industrialization approach.
- Lead prototype ramp, reliability validation, and evaluate launch readiness.
Technology Platform Engineering
- Serve as Technical Owner on critical & key platform technology processes across the full lifecycle, from development to obsolescence.
- Ensures Value Creation across cost, quality, reliability, delivery, supply robustness, and global product engineering strategy.
- Lead root cause investigations and systemic corrective actions for complex & cross-functional technical issues escalated from the factory team.
- Establish risk-based qualification strategies and action plans for new step-function improvements.
- Contribute to platform-level process standards and best practices.
- Support development of scalable architectures for assembly, calibration, and testing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with emphasis on electronics and control systems.
- 5+ years of engineering experience supporting, the production of life science/biotechnology equipment or other complex instruments.
- Hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment, instrumentation, electrical systems, and production support.
- Experience developing, implementing, and qualifying production test plans, test procedures, and test systems.
- Software programming experience related to manufacturing equipment, automation, controls, data acquisition, or test systems (e.g., PLC programming, Python, Java, Arduino, C#, SQL, or similar).
- Working knowledge of Chemistry and Physics are desired skills.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Proven project management and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Solid understanding of complex technical systems and related development and manufacturing processes.
- Experience with technical drawings and CAD tools.
- Experience in PCBA design, manufacturing and qualification processes.
- Knowledge of engineering methods such as FMEA, DoE, DfX, Value Engineering (VE) or similar approaches is a plus.
- Structured, goal-oriented, and self-driven way of working.
- Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and develop practical, innovative solutions.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills, especially in international and cross-functional settings.
- Strong ownership mindset and readiness to take responsibility for technical decisions and project outcomes.
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least October 29, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.
The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $103,200.00 - $161,250.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations
Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email [email protected] or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.
Travel Required:
Occasional
Shift:
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No End Date
Job Function:
Manufacturing
How this job compares
Set against the 5,273 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$103–161K/yr
- US median$96–142K/yr3,009 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $132K, is 11% above the US median midpoint ($119K) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 5,273 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,171 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,026 of the 5,273 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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