Manager, Automated Test Equipment Engineering

RAVE Aerospace LLC•Brea, CA

12h•$124,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Manager, Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Engineering is responsible for the strategy, design, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of automated test equipment used for engineering verification, production test, troubleshooting, and airline maintenance operations. This role leads the ATE team, manages test equipment lifecycle planning and inventory, coordinates priorities across engineering and manufacturing stakeholders, and ensures test assets are safe, reliable, documented, and ready to support program and production commitments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
5+ years of experience with automated test equipment, product test systems, manufacturing test, validation labs, or technical lab operations.
3+ years of experience leading people, projects, technical teams, vendors, or cross-functional work packages.
Working knowledge of test equipment lifecycle management, including design, fabrication, assembly, maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, and configuration control.
Experience architecting and detailing rack assemblies, processing computers, interface test adaptors, cable assemblies, interface modules, interconnect diagrams, bills of materials (BOMs), and test equipment console design layouts.
Experience supporting engineering and production teams in a technical manufacturing, electronics, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical device, or similarly regulated environment.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, test requirements, work instructions, and technical documentation.
Practical knowledge of inventory control, procurement support, supplier coordination, budget planning, and equipment maintenance planning.
Experience with configuration and quality control for design releases through product data management systems.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, design, build, purchase, qualification, maintenance, and retirement of automated test equipment, fixtures, racks, tooling, and supporting infrastructure.
Manage daily ATE team operations, including work prioritization, resource allocation, equipment readiness, escalation support, and coordination with internal users.
Provide technical direction to ATE engineers, technicians, and cross-functional contributors supporting test equipment hardware, software, documentation, and troubleshooting.
Develop and maintain equipment roadmaps, capacity plans, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, and technical proposals with cost and lead-time estimates.
Own configuration control for test equipment, including drawings, bills of material, software versions, calibration status, operating procedures, and maintenance records.
Partner with design engineering, product engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, facilities, and program teams to align test equipment capability with business needs.
Evaluate, select, and manage vendors, suppliers, contractors, and service providers supporting test systems, fabrication, calibration, repair, and lab operations.
Drive continuous improvement in test processes, equipment uptime, lab organization, inventory control, safety practices, standard work, and operational metrics.
Ensure test equipment development activities comply with applicable safety, quality, documentation, change control, and company requirements.
Build team capability through hiring support, coaching, performance management, training plans, delegation, and clear communication of expectations.
Oversee critical hardware parts ordering and receipt, develop technical presentation packages, and lead cross-functional electrical and mechanical design reviews.