Analysis of Test Time in Electronics Development Workflows
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Test Engineering in the Digital Age
Modern technology is drastically changing the engineering workplace. Engineers use cell phones, email, chat, text, and instant messaging to connect on a global scale. They collect and analyze more data than ever before. Sales take place with the click of a mouse. The digital revolution integrates technology into all areas of business, transforming the way test engineers work and communicate.
In the test and measurement industry, the number and complexity of product tests have increased significantly. Most test engineers spend longer hours at work, but many times those hours are not spent doing their core job function—engineering. Research shows that nearly nine in ten employees say they lose time each day on work-specific tasks unrelated to their core job1. A recent survey also revealed that U.S. employees at large-sized companies spend only 45 percent of their workday on primary job duties2. What happens during the other 55 percent of the time? How can test engineers get that time back?