Electrical Test Engineering Manager

Mini-Circuits•New York, NY

22h•$145,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales, and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement, and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance, and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea, and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment. Mini-Circuits sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, and sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website. Position Summary: To directly supervise test engineers & support staff, evaluate, monitor, perform and improve all electrical engineering test activities in the Engineering Production Test Department, according to ISO documented procedures. Hands-on responsibility to personally perform complex electrical tests of RF components and prepare test reports as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (BSEE).
Must be either a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident (green card holder) due to ITAR compliance regulations.
7+ years related electrical testing experience of RF components
3+ years’ supervisory experience.
Extensive experience using RF test equipment such as network & spectrum analyzers & signal generators.
Must be able to create Flow Charts.
Experience interpreting test data, preparing test reports & presenting results to Management
Previous training in leadership skills.
Must read, write and verbally communicate proficiently in English.
Well-experienced in basic computer operations in Windows.

Nice To Haves

3+ years’ robotics testing experience a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Review and approve all engineering and production sample data.
Prepare and review for accuracy, test data for internal/external company website.
Distribute and oversee completion of test jobs/projects from the various Business Units, Applications & Failure Analysis Engineering, Incoming Inspection, and other internal functions.
Prepare & approve production test specs and block diagrams for manual & automatic testing.
Coordinate calibration and maintenance of Engineering Department’s test equipment.
Prepare and approve Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s) via the company standard Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), according to ISO procedures.
Oversee the design, building & completion of prototype test fixtures from the Machine Automation Engineering (MAED) group for manual and automatic testing.
Work with Test Engineers to design test fixtures, set-ups, test methods and specs for HTOL life test burn-in.
Review and/or approve or create/status open tickets in JIRA for projects pertaining to key Engineering Test activities.
Work with international daughter companies on resolution of test issues (test specs, test methods, etc.).
Identify manpower staffing and special facility or other support requirements to enable efficiency of projects and department output.
Test RF & Microwave components electrically in accordance with production, catalog and/or customer specifications using state of the art test equipment such as Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers and Noise Figure Analyzers
Prepare automatic and manual test set-ups using block diagrams & company procedures
Record and Verify accuracy of test data
Summarize test results with written reports
Segregate non-conforming products as per production test specifications
Identify mechanical defects by visually inspecting failed samples
Complete test failure reports & record production run information on test history sheets
Create block diagrams for test set ups
Make correction to documents, update block diagrams and company procedures
Recommend and/or provide solutions (if known) to test/equipment related problems
Inspect all work in progress according to documented procedures
Check equipment calibration status before use
Keep test accessories, and tools in good operating condition
Perform ESD checks
Monitor productivity & job completion as per schedule
Prepare ECO’s as assigned
Assigned to complex test set-ups (requires research i.e. contacting various test and measurement manufacturers) and troubleshooting of same including verifying test set up, test methods based on input from Applications, Design, and Failure Analysis Engineers.
Oversee test automatization and test software development efforts.
Work closely with the Sr Principal Test Engineer to drive automation, and test efficiencies
Generate and track key metrics to support data driven decisions.
Train Engineering Test Department members and verify effectiveness.
Improve existing training methods, as needed.
Determine member training requirements.
Develop the growth of members for promotional opportunities.
Prepare member performance reviews and communicate results to members.
In conjunction with HR, enforce disciplinary actions, hiring and promotions.
Oversee the supervision of the Production Test Department.
Promote member awareness and enforce the company’s Quality Policy, ISO 9000, AS 9100 & ISO 14000 requirements.

Benefits

Access internal ERP tool & documentation dept.
Review & approve production test spec ECO’s.
Review & approve production sample data
Review & approve the purchase of new test equipment & accessories, according to the purchasing procedures.
Review & approve block diagrams for test set-ups.
Review & approve production and robotic test data.
Review & approve or deny planned PTO requests by department members.
Plan workflow to meet daily output when department has manpower shortage.
Ensure company policies and procedures are enforced.

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