Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager

What you'll do

• Direct the manufacturing test engineering team by setting objectives, guiding initiatives, and assessing team outcomes.
• Oversee and improve manufacturing test strategies to ensure scalable operations from pre-production to full-scale output.
• Collaborate with development engineering to ensure design testability and seamless production integration.
• Implement advancements in manufacturing testing focusing on automation, uniformity, and operational streamlining.
• Maintain test capabilities across the manufacturing value stream from system-level checkouts to component-level validation.
• Evaluate test data to identify opportunities for product and process enhancements.
• Lead the procurement and implementation of new test equipment based on cost-benefit and ROI analyses.
• Design proactive maintenance and calibration protocols for manufacturing test equipment.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience with an emphasis on manufacturing test and product sustainment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience as a people manager leading manufacturing test engineering or relevant adjacent fields.
• Experience in Linux, C#, Python, NixOS, LabView, or other forms of test automation.
• Experience with computer hardware communication protocols including USB, Ethernet, RS232, RS485, PCIe, HDMI, and CAN.
• Solid experience with PCBA/electronic assembly testing and knowledge of acceptance, EOL, and ESS testing standards.
• Proficiency in using electronic and RF test equipment and performing root cause analysis for non-conforming hardware.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.