Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering
Core
Lead a multi-disciplinary team of ~16 engineers to design, develop, and maintain production-grade test systems, fixtures, and automation for autonomous aircraft, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions.
Role type
Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering
Builds
Production test systems, fixtures, and automation for autonomous aircraft, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions
Domain
Defense / Aerospace manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> infrastructure (test systems & automation)
Required skills
Test engineering leadership, production test system design, test automation frameworks, data acquisition systems, cross-functional collaboration, root cause analysis, budget management, test strategy definition, equipment lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Aerospace/defense production test experience, AS9100/AS9102 quality systems, boundary scan (JTAG), environmental stress screening, test data analytics, configuration management
Technologies
LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, JTAG, ICT, ESS
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of ~16 manufacturing test engineers; Own the manufacturing test strategy from board-level to full system acceptance; Drive development of production test systems and automation; Collaborate with design, quality, and operations to align test capability with production schedules; Establish test engineering standards and documentation; Drive test automation strategy to increase throughput; Manage test equipment roadmap and procurement; Support transfer of test capability to new production sites; Manage budgets and forecast engineering needs.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leadership