Lead Applications Engineer
● present
09/2025 — Present
MachineCare · Apodaca, Nuevo León
Currently leading MachineCare's applications engineering group, owning technical direction for automated test and industrial automation programs from RFQ through production ramp-up — coordinating mechanical, electrical, controls, and software disciplines across each project's full lifecycle.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of up to 4 engineers across test engineering, industrial automation, PLC/HMI systems, and software development.
- Delivered 9 projects for customers including Carrier, Amazon, and Vertiv, spanning automated test stations and industrial automation systems, with full ownership from concept through production deployment.
- Perform equipment cost estimation, cost-benefit analysis, and payback period calculations to support CAPEX decisions on new test and automation systems.
- Set technical direction for automated test platforms, aligning controls, software architecture, instrumentation, capacity/layout requirements, and PFMEA-driven process documentation.
- Drive engineering standardization and documentation quality, improving deployment efficiency and long-term maintainability across projects.
- Oversee development of scalable validation systems using LabVIEW, Python, C#, and Allen-Bradley PLCs with full traceability.
- Mentor engineers and strengthen cross-functional execution, reducing project handoff friction across disciplines.
Senior Applications Engineer
03/2025 — 09/2025
MachineCare · Apodaca, Nuevo León
Stepped into applications engineering at MachineCare with a hands-on role spanning software, firmware, and validation — the foundation that led into the Lead Applications Engineer position six months later.
- Led automation and test-engineering projects from concept to deployment, improving system reliability, scalability, and production readiness.
- Developed software for test and automation systems using LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, and C#.
- Performed firmware programming, electrical testing, and RF signal analysis to validate product performance.
- Designed and implemented assembly and automation solutions, including sensor and hardware selection.
- Built and managed database systems for integration and traceability, and performed circuit analysis.
Advanced Manufacturing / Test Station Development Engineer
09/2021 — 01/2025
Universal Electronics · Apodaca, Nuevo León
Over three and a half years at Universal Electronics, built and standardized the test-station infrastructure supporting the company's remote control, sensor, and thermostat product lines — the role that grew the deepest bench of LabVIEW/TestStand and mechanical-design-tool experience.
- Led development of standardized test stations for remote controls, sensors, and thermostats, improving repeatability across product lines.
- Applied LabVIEW, TestStand, Inventor, SolidWorks, Minitab, MySQL, C#, Python, and C++ to implement advanced testing methodologies.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to integrate test stations into manufacturing and accelerate production ramp-up.
- Defined and executed MSA (GR&R) studies in Minitab and Excel to validate measurement systems and improve test reliability.
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
05/2021 — 09/2021
Universal Electronics · Apodaca, Nuevo León
Entry point into Universal Electronics, focused on automating manufacturing processes and strengthening quality assurance — the groundwork that led into the Test Station Development role.
- Automated manufacturing processes for remote controls, sensors, and thermostats by integrating software and hardware systems.
- Conducted rigorous testing and quality assurance to uphold product standards and reduce escapes.
Test Development Engineer
03/2019 — 05/2021
Acuity Brands (via TASK) · Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Specialized in lighting and sensor product testing, pairing mechanical test-fixture design with LabVIEW-based functional test development — the role that built out the light-property analysis and continuity-testing specialization.
- Developed and integrated test stations for lighting products and sensors using LabVIEW, TestStand, Inventor, SolidWorks, Minitab, MySQL, and varied instrumentation.
- Specialized in continuity testing, vision systems, firmware flashing, functional testing, and light-property analysis.
- Performed MSA (GR&R) studies in Minitab and Excel to validate accuracy, repeatability, and reliability in production.
Test & Automation Engineer
01/2018 — 02/2019
Maquinados y Tecnología · Obregón, Sonora
First role out of university — the starting point for everything that followed: LabVIEW-based automated test development, robotic test integration, and production-database traceability, working directly against TE Connectivity's automotive harness programs.
- Supported TE Connectivity as primary customer, maintaining and developing test systems for automotive brands including Ford and Chrysler.
- Developed test applications for automotive harnesses — HiPot, continuity, power measurement, functional testing, and vision-based inspection — in LabVIEW.
- Applied robotic arms for automated test operations and integrated PLCs, cameras, and CPLDs with custom LabVIEW applications.
- Built and managed production databases: automated data logging, traceability, query optimization, reporting, and long-term storage.