Sr. Test & Validation Section Manager

RTX•Tucson, AZ

3d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

The Test & Validation Section Manager position will report directly to a Manufacturing Engineering Department Manager. The Section Manager will be directly responsible for managing a functional team of test engineers who drive product test integrity, improve test processes, and influence testability in the product design. This work includes prioritizing tasks to meet the customer’s needs, coordinating resources, managing team staffing levels and interfacing with strategic make center personnel and leaders. The Section Manager will also be responsible for training, coaching, mentoring, employee performance development and ensuring each engineer is performing to the standards set by the Factory and Manufacturing Engineering. The Section Manager is responsible for the technical quality of engineering tasks, product compliance and providing critical oversight to his/her team of engineers including staffing and approval of timecards. This Section Manager will possess skills necessary to develop sustaining solutions to routine technical problems, troubleshoot manufacturing and test systems and lead root cause and corrective action. The Section Manager will be asked to participate or lead functional or factory improvement projects. The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience necessary to perform as a technical test engineering leader with a strong understanding of the manufacturing and test processes and products. The candidate will possess a passion for functional leadership and be able to demonstrate a high level of maturity and emotional intelligence. This position will require leading in a highly technical environment with a broad scope of products and customers. In addition, this position is anticipated to manage a group of 15 people or greater. This position also may require managing employees across multiple factories, leaders in other geographical locations, and influencing others external to the function. This position requires direct support of manufacturing activities and spending a large amount of time directly on the factory floor in support of a highly demanding dynamic environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 10 years prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and 7 years related experience
Experience in leading people/teams
The ability to obtain and maintain an Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Access (ATF)
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
U.S. citizenship

Nice To Haves

Experience with lean principles in a manufacturing and test environment
Preferred majors: Electrical/Aerospace/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering Technology
Strong experience supporting, maintaining, and improving test systems
Experience with test equipment prove-ins
Experience with automated test equipment systems