What is an engineering test specialist and how to become one

Key steps to become an engineering test specialist

1. Explore engineering test specialist education requirements

   Most common engineering test specialist degrees

   Bachelor's

   62.4 %

   Associate

   23.9 %

   Master's

   8.3 %

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2. Start to develop specific engineering test specialist skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Test Equipment	17.77%
   Test Procedures	15.74%
   RF	15.03%
   Control Systems	7.23%
   Test Reports	6.16%

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3. Complete relevant engineering test specialist training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New engineering test specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an engineering test specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real engineering test specialist resumes.

4. Research engineering test specialist duties and responsibilities

   • Manage engineering operations and budgets, monitoring spending and assessing performance measures; manage several operation budgets relating to HVAC.
   • Expertize in IBM PowerKVM, Ubuntu, RedHat and SLES Linux testing.
   • Replicate and reproduce bugs and defects find during testing for development team, QA managers and client.
   • Manage engineering operations and budgets, monitoring spending and assessing performance measures; manage several operation budgets relating to HVAC.

5. Apply for engineering test specialist jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for an engineering test specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams