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Test Engineering Manager

Santa Ana, California, USA, 92704Full-time$129k–$190k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Lead the Test Engineering function to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and scalable production testing for electrical products.

Role type

Senior Test Engineering Manager

Builds

Automated and manual production test systems, test strategies, and validation processes for electrical products

Domain

Electrical manufacturing and production testing

Required skills

Test system design and validation, electrical instrumentation, test automation, team leadership, capital planning, root cause analysis, Lean continuous improvement, safety compliance (NFPA 70E, OSHA), cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with new product introduction, data acquisition, equipment modernization, customer witness testing

Technologies

Power sources, loads, instrumentation, controls, software, network/serial communications, data acquisition systems

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop Test Engineers and technicians; Develop and execute test engineering strategy and technology roadmap; Own staffing, workload, test capacity, and equipment utilization; Lead specification and sustainment of automated production test systems; Define test requirements and acceptance criteria for new products; Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards and hazard controls; Lead root cause analysis for test and product failures; Coordinate customer witness testing and communicate technical results to leadership