Test Engineering Manager

Eaton Corporation•Santa Ana, CA

1d•$129,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Test Engineering Manager to join our team. This position is based on site at our Santa Ana, CA facility. Relocation assistance will be provided to candidates who live outside of a 60 mile radius of Santa Ana, CA. As Test Engineering Manager, you will lead the site's Test Engineering function and ensure production testing is safe, reliable, efficient, and scalable. This position is accountable for the people, processes, equipment, technology, capacity, and strategy that support electrical testing, troubleshooting, test automation, new product introduction, and customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in electrical engineering, electrical design, production testing, controls, test automation, or a related engineering function.
Minimum of two (2) years of experience leading technical projects or engineering programs, along with prior leadership, supervisory, or management experience in an engineering, manufacturing, testing, or related technical organization.
Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and the ability to interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, one-line diagrams, power-flow diagrams, and technical drawings.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical results, risks, and recommendations to varied audiences.

Nice To Haves

Nine (9) years of experience with power systems, magnetics, automated electrical test systems, Engineer-to-Order manufacturing, or New Product Introduction.
Experience developing production test strategies, procedures, software applications, and automated test solutions.
Experience with National Instruments TestStand, Python, SQL Server, GitHub, or comparable test software and development tools.
Experience with communication protocols such as GPIB, Modbus RTU/TCP, REST API, or comparable protocols.
Working knowledge of NFPA 70E and electrical Lockout/Tagout practices; Lean, Green Belt, or Black Belt certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop Test Engineers, technicians, and electrical test personnel, setting clear priorities, expectations, and development plans.
Build workforce, succession, cross-training, and capability plans that support current operations and emerging technologies.
Develop and execute the Test Engineering strategy and technology roadmap, including automation, instrumentation, software, data acquisition, and equipment modernization.
Own staffing, workload, test capacity, equipment utilization, capital planning, and investment priorities to meet production and business needs.
Use performance metrics and regular reviews to strengthen accountability across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, and customer performance.
Lead the specification, design, development, installation, validation, and sustainment of automated, semi-automated, and manual production test systems.
Provide technical direction for test equipment that uses power sources, loads, instrumentation, controls, software, and network or serial communications.
Establish standards for test hardware, software, interfaces, procedures, troubleshooting, calibration, preventive maintenance, revision control, spare parts, upgrades, and obsolescence planning.
Lead resolution of complex electrical, controls, instrumentation, test equipment, and production issues, including escalation and recovery during critical line-down events.
Standardize and reuse test technologies and methods to improve reliability, maintainability, training effectiveness, scalability, and deployment speed.
Partner with Product Engineering and cross-functional teams to define validation and production test strategies for new products, including Design for Testability input.
Define test requirements and acceptance criteria, and confirm that equipment, software, procedures, documentation, and trained resources are ready before launch.
Support prototype, first-article, verification, validation, and transition-to-production testing.
Develop and improve test procedures, protocols, and data practices aligned with product specifications, quality requirements, FMEA outputs, and the Quality Management System.
Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective action for test system, process, product, internal, and customer-return failures.
Ensure test equipment and processes incorporate electrical safe work practices, hazard controls, NFPA 70E, Lockout/Tagout, applicable OSHA requirements, and relevant product or electrical standards.
Identify test and electrical hazards, and lead corrective actions and risk-reduction efforts that support a zero-incident culture.
Improve first-pass yield, cycle time, equipment uptime, retest rate, test capacity, troubleshooting response, and cost of test through data analysis and structured problem-solving.
Lead Lean and continuous improvement activities, including Kaizen, cost-out, business process improvement, and rapid improvement events.
Coordinate customer witness testing and communicate technical results, risks, recommendations, and investment needs to plant and senior leadership.
Align resources, schedules, projects, and priorities with Operations, Quality, Engineering, EHS, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and other partners.
Lead cross-functional efforts to resolve complex production, product, equipment, test, and quality issues.
Manage multiple technical projects and competing priorities while maintaining focus on safety, customer requirements, schedule, cost, and business objectives.
Influence across functions and organizational levels to support timely decisions, corrective actions, and sustainable results.