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Nordson EFD, a global leader in Engineered Fluid Dispensing, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected. From the mobile device in your pocket to the sensors in your car or components used in AI datacenters, and even life‑saving medical devices, our technology is used to make products that touch your life every day.

Do you want to join a growing team in a market‑leading technology company? We’re looking for motivated individuals who care about helping our customers succeed. If you value integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence, you will fit right in to the Nordson culture. We are looking for a talented Embedded Systems Test Engineer II to join the Nordson EFD product design team.

In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing, and debugging electrical hardware and software test systems for electro‑mechanical systems that enable precision manufacturing processes and fluid handling. You will work on complex hardware‑software interaction problems that require strong analytical and data driven approaches to make our products smarter, connected, and intelligent.

• Develop and execute test plans for embedded systems, including mixed‑signal circuits (microcontroller/FPGA/power conversion/analog) used in mission‑critical industrial and life science applications.
• Design and maintain automated and manual test setups using system‑level platforms such as single board computers (SBCs), PCs, custom test hardware, and standard communication interfaces.
• Collaborate with firmware and design engineers to develop test scripts, tools, and diagnostics using Python, C, C++, HDL, LabView, and other relevant languages.
• Create and implement verification and validation protocols, perform testing, analyze results, debug system and hardware failures.
• Support new technology evaluations, assist in competitive benchmarking, and provide test support during product development and production launch as well as post launch software releases.

• 3+ years’ experience in systems, test, or integration engineering of electro‑mechanical products with embedded systems, real time control and digital communication interfaces.
• Expertise in test system development.
• Experience with schematic capture, BOM creation, and PCB layouts using OrCAD (with EDM) or similar CAD software for custom test hardware.
• Familiarity with firmware development process.
• Proficiency in Python required, some additional language(s) such as C, C++, LabView, HDL preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a global team.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering such as electrical, mechanical, computer engineering, or computer science.

• Flexible work hours.
• Starting day 1, your benefits include Medical, Rx, Vision, Dental, Health Savings Account (HSA), 401k (with match AND additional 3% annual company contribution), tuition reimbursement and Life Insurance.
• Annual cash bonus based on personal & company performance.
• In addition to paid time off and paid holidays, each employee receives 16 hours of paid time each calendar year to perform volunteer services in our communities.
• Full-service on‑site cafeteria.

Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Travel Required: Estimated 10%.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre‑employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.

Nordson EFD is a world‑leading designer and manufacturer of fluid dispensing systems and single‑use fluid packaging. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson EFD is a global team that works to create systems and consumables that improve the fluid dispensing process. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson EFD. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career. At Nordson, we believe that anything is possible. We empower our global team of employees to engineer, manufacture, and market innovative products and systems that are essential to everyday life. These differentiated products and systems are used for precision dispensing and processing and serve a variety of end markets, including packaging, transportation, medical, and electronics. Founded in 1954, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work. Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 35 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization.