Test Engineering Manager

Keytronic is a team-based, supportive environment where everyone is able to feel encouraged and supported. We provide opportunities for growth through seminars, certifications, on-the-job training, and career advancement. Our team and employees are proud of our product diversity and team environment. We are an international company where you will do something different every day in our fast-paced work environment, but we are always finding ways to create something new and be innovative.

We encourage you to apply for this position if you enjoy being challenged, working in a dynamic work setting, and being a part of a team that creates products that drive our world, while providing an innovative workplace with deep camaraderie, compelling product diversity, and resources to build your career.

Keytronic provides competitive salaries and benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, PTO, Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, and 401K. We also have a company provided wellness program because we care about the wellbeing of our employees inside and outside of the workplace. We organize volunteer opportunities, company activities, and all-employee meetings to show we value our employees and the community around us!

JOB SUMMARY: Provide leadership and direction for all day-to-day activities for the Test Engineering team. In addition, provides engineering support to engineers in order to maximize the effectiveness of the functional engineering team and serve as an engineering project leader. Manages the functional team’s budget, distributes work load, establishes goals, and monitors employee’s performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Develops goals for the team and for each individual within the team that reflects the goals of the company and the manufacturing engineering group.
• Supervises, provides leadership, assigns projects, and coordinates day-to-day activities for the functional engineering team.
• Develops and coordinates procedures that follow the new product introduction (NPI) process and ensures the transfer between sites is seamless and successful.
• Reviews all quotes for new production models and coordinates design reviews.
• Oversees the quotation, initiation, scheduling, and coordination of developmental activities for the functional manufacturing engineering team.
• Develops and manages functional team tactical and strategic plans for manufacturing technical roadmaps.
• Develops and maintains functional team’s design for manufacturability rules and guidelines.
• Manages functional team in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. This includes staff forecasting, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensures compliance and provides an environment that supports our Corporate Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity laws.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Interfaces with customers as required and all other departments in US, Mexico, China and Vietnam
• Attends meetings as needed to support organization activity
• Interfaces with customers as required
• Performs other duties as assigned to achieve corporate and departmental objectives

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 plus years of experience as a manufacturing engineer or test engineer
• Experience leading or managing a team
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations: frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, and factor analysis
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draws valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment
• Sound written and oral communication skills; must be able to write and understand routine reports, follow oral and written instructions, and speak effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to relate to and work with diverse groups of people
• Must have knowledge of use and operation of standard office equipment and be familiar with commonly used email, Internet, word processing, databases and spreadsheets
• Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and materials. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy
• Able to support duties of all subordinate test engineers and technicians
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional publications, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, engineers, clients, and customers
•  Ability to operate a computer. Familiarity with the following software: schematic capture packages, spreadsheet, database, and word processing. Ability to develop and execute design of experiments

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in engineering preferred
• Fifteen years progressive experience in test and electronics engineering
• Experience in Contract Manufacturing and EMS industry desired with an emphasis in supporting offshore manufacturing facilities.
• Two years of experience in engineering management
• Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish, Vietnamese, and/or Chinese

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, talk, hear, and see. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or reach with hands and arms. The employee will regularly multi-task between projects, be required to move throughout the office building, and effectively communicate. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to risk of radiation. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The environment is fast-paced; time pressured, and requires accuracy. The employee will regularly multi-task between projects, be required to move throughout the office building, and effectively communicate.  The normal environment is quiet and typical of an open cubical setting with some areas that may be louder at times.

The statements on this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required by all incumbents, and all job descriptions are subject to change to accommodate business necessity. In support of KeyTronic goals some incumbents may perform other duties as assigned. In addition, all KeyTronic employees are expected to:

• Promote teamwork and cooperative effort
• Help train and give guidance to other Keytronic employees
• Maintain a clean, safe, and unobstructed work area
• Provide customers with the highest quality of products and service
• Understand and apply appropriate quality improvement processes

Keytronic is an EOE/M/W/VET/Disabilities employer.