Senior Production Test Engineer Section Lead
About The Position
As a Senior Production Test Engineer (PTE) Section Lead, you will lead a team of Production Test Engineers through transition-to-production efforts, forward-flow production, and depot phases of a program. You will oversee team performance, ensure adherence to quality standards, and align team goals with factory needs. The role includes managing day-to-day operations, allocating resources, and making tactical decisions and solving problems within a manufacturing section. You will manage and support direct reports, represent Operations Engineering to factory and program stakeholders, and work with the Section Manager and Technical Leads to develop a high-performing team. You will also help ensure test equipment and software meet product test requirements, monitor and improve test processes, develop test flows, contribute to test-capacity analysis, and assist with non-routine fault isolation, diagnosis, and repair. The position is onsite in Tucson, Arizona. An active and transferable U.S. government security clearance is required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility. The job also requires the ability to obtain an interim U.S. government clearance before the start date and to obtain and maintain an ATF access clearance.
Requirements
- A STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Experience leading a team or project.
- Experience in a manufacturing, product, and/or test environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an ATF access clearance.
- U.S. citizenship, as required for security-clearance eligibility.
- Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance before the start date, with ability to obtain an interim clearance before the start date.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data analysis or Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).
- Experience in electronics/electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer programming.
- Experience in root-cause and corrective-action investigations.
- CORE understanding and willingness to achieve CORE Professional or beyond.
Responsibilities
- Manage staffing, budget, training, and timecards for the team.
- Provide input on merit compensation.
- Be accountable for the quality of team members’ work.
- Interface with and present to leadership as needed.
- Use judgment, reasoning, and decision-making to lead a team of early-career engineers.
- Drive the performance development cycle with Section Manager input and required HR functions.
- Conduct performance evaluations, coaching, and mentoring.
- Serve as the primary backup to the Section Manager.
- Manage execution of tasks for direct reports and provide periodic performance feedback.
- Ensure direct reports keep accurate time and adhere to budgeted hours.
- Represent Operations Engineering confidently to factory and program stakeholders.
- Apply Production Test Engineering command media.
- Lead small groups in completing PTE project requirements.
- Understand and influence key operations metrics, including KPIs, FPYs, open MLAs, dispositions, and aged rework orders.
- Advocate for team PTEs and push back when tasks are out of scope or expectations are unrealistic.
- Ensure test equipment and software meet product test requirements.
- Analyze predictive metrics, trends, failure modes, and test yields to monitor and improve test processes.
- Collaborate with the Section Manager and Technical Leads to shape the team into a high-performing team.
- Partner with Technical Leads to overcome challenges and implement improvements.
- Develop test flows and contribute to test-capacity analysis.
- Assist with non-routine fault isolation, diagnosis, and repair of products or test equipment.
- Cover additional shifts, including some weekend work, as needed.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
