Production Test Engineering Section Manager
About The Position
The Production Test Engineering Section Manager manages a functional team of engineers supporting production testing in the Andover factory. The role reports to the Circuit Card Manufacturing (CCM) Engineering Department Manager and is based on-site in Andover, Massachusetts. It includes direct support of manufacturing test activities and significant time on the factory floor in a demanding, dynamic environment. The manager prioritizes work to meet customer needs, coordinates resources, manages staffing, and interfaces with strategic make center personnel and leaders. The role also oversees the technical quality and compliance of engineering work, supports employee development, and leads technical problem-solving and factory improvement efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
- At least 8 years of prior relevant experience.
- At least 1 year of experience leading people or teams.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in production manufacturing test.
- Experience leading a team of engineers.
- Experience with lean principles in a manufacturing environment.
- Preferred major in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering Technology.
- Current DoD Secret security clearance.
- Experience applying technical principles in the manufacturing life cycle.
- Experience with quality systems and their application.
- Earned Value Systems budget management experience.
- Shop floor management experience.
- Experience with MRP systems, such as SAP.
- Experience with proposal development.
- Experience developing and managing Estimates at Complete (EAC).
Responsibilities
- Prioritize tasks to meet customer needs.
- Coordinate resources.
- Manage team staffing levels and interface with strategic make center personnel and leaders.
- Train, coach, and mentor employees and support performance development.
- Ensure technical quality of engineering tasks and product compliance, and provide critical oversight of the engineering team.
- Manage staffing and approve timecards.
- Develop sustaining solutions to technical problems, troubleshoot manufacturing systems, and lead root-cause and corrective-action efforts.
- Participate in or lead functional and factory improvement projects.
- Directly support manufacturing test activities, spending substantial time on the factory floor.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, subject to eligibility and other factors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
