Lab Testing Team Lead — Reliability & Innovation

Continental Industry; San Luis Potosí; Presencial; MXN 320.000 - 460.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Continental Industry in Mexico is seeking a Lab Supervisor for mechanical testing to ensure reliability, performance and continuous improvement of testing capabilities.

You will lead the laboratory team, coordinate cross-functional activities with Production, Quality, and Plant leadership, and drive safe, high-quality testing operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with MTS systems, DIC and DMA, plus mentoring and developing staff in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in a mechanical testing or materials lab.
• 2+ years leading lab personnel.
• Hands-on with MTS servo-hydraulic/electromechanical systems; DIC and DMA experience preferred.
• Fixture design and setup for tensile, compression, fatigue, peel, or DMA testing.

Responsabilidades

• Directly supervise lab technicians and provide coaching.
• Coordinate cross-functional lab operations with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Plant leadership.
• Track KPIs such as turnaround time, cost, quality, and throughput.
• Ensure safety compliance including machine guarding and Chemical Hygiene Plan.
• Serve as technical owner of test systems; develop test matrices and train staff.
• Read and interpret stress-strain, fatigue, and DMA data; report findings.
• Maintain calibration and preventive maintenance with MTS service resources.

Conocimientos

MTS servo-hydraulic testing

DMA testing

DIC (Digital Image Correlation)

Fixture design for mechanical tests

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

MTS FlexTest controllers

TestSuite software

Descripción del empleo

Continental Industry in Mexico is seeking a Lab Supervisor for mechanical testing to ensure reliability, performance and continuous improvement of testing capabilities.

You will lead the laboratory team, coordinate cross-functional activities with Production, Quality, and Plant leadership, and drive safe, high-quality testing operations.

The role requires hands-on experience with MTS systems, DIC and DMA, plus mentoring and developing staff in a fast-paced industrial environment.