Manufacturing Engineering Manager
About The Position
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing and test engineering activities to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality production and validation processes for the manufacturing of electronic assemblies. This role leads cross-functional engineering teams responsible for production test engineering, new product introduction (NPI), manufacturing engineering, and equipment reliability. The position plays a critical role in optimizing manufacturing performance, improving production test systems, supporting product ramp, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. A key focus of this role is production test engineering leadership, ensuring robust test systems, effective failure diagnostics, and improved product quality and manufacturing yield. This is a hands-on engineering leadership role within a high-mix electronics manufacturing environment, working closely with engineering teams, technicians, and production personnel to improve manufacturing performance and support operational goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of engineering experience in manufacturing environments.
- Minimum 3 years of engineering leadership or managerial experience.
- Experience supporting production test systems, manufacturing processes, and new product introductions.
- Experience with functional test systems, test fixtures, or board-level diagnostics.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of electronics manufacturing processes (SMT, assembly, and production testing).
- Experience supporting production test strategies, diagnostics, and failure analysis.
- Ability to interpret production data and performance metrics to drive process improvements.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, production, and management teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in electronics manufacturing services (EMS) environments.
- Experience supporting SMT manufacturing processes and high-mix production environments.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop cross-functional engineering teams including NPI Engineers, Test Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Maintenance Technicians.
- Provide technical leadership, coaching, and performance management for engineering staff.
- Establish engineering priorities aligned with production requirements and company objectives.
- Provide leadership and direction to the Test Engineering team responsible for production test systems.
- Support development, validation, and improvement of functional test systems, fixtures, and diagnostic processes.
- Ensure production test processes effectively support product quality, defect detection, and yield improvement.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure test readiness during new product introductions.
- Oversee engineering activities related to transitioning products from design into manufacturing.
- Support prototype builds, pilot builds, and production ramp activities.
- Ensure manufacturability and test strategies are established prior to production launch.
- Monitor NPI performance and drive stabilization of products during early production phases.
- Lead improvements to manufacturing processes, tooling, and production workflows.
- Support initiatives to improve throughput, quality, and production efficiency.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing issues.
- Collaborate with production teams to resolve technical challenges affecting manufacturing performance.
- Provide leadership and direction to maintenance personnel responsible for production equipment and facility systems.
- Ensure preventative maintenance programs support equipment reliability and production uptime.
- Coordinate improvements to manufacturing equipment and production infrastructure.
- Drive initiatives that improve first-pass yield, manufacturing efficiency, and operational performance.
- Utilize engineering data and production metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
- Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing organization.
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
