Senior Test Engineering Manager

Flex; Penang; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

Job summary

Flex is a diversified manufacturing partner of choice in Penang. We seek a Senior Test Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team in evaluating and implementing advanced testing strategies for high‑power, high‑TDP devices.

You will drive measurement standards, risk mitigation, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure on‑time, on‑budget project delivery. Typically requires a Bachelor's in a related field with 9+ years’ engineering experience; Master’s/MBA is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field; Master's/MBA preferred.
• Minimum 9 years of engineering experience including supervision.

Responsibilities

• Leads and mentors a multidisciplinary test development engineering team.
• Defines, standardizes, and enforces best practices in Test Engineering.
• Governs measurement reproducibility with MSA and Gage R&R standards.
• Resolves test yield problems and coordinates corrective actions.
• Coordinates all testing activities across projects and programs.
• Assesses testing alternatives and advises on practicality of strategies.
• Identifies process improvements and assists in implementation.
• Manages risks and documents test plans for clients/users.

Skills

Test engineering leadership

Project management

MSA/Gage R&R

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or MBA preferred

Tools

MSA

Gage R&R

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market‑leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Senior Test Engineering Manager located in Prai, Penang.

Responsible for managing the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of testing procedures, strategies, systems, components, and modifications. Acts as an advisor to test engineering team regarding projects, tasks, and operations and acts as a liaison to other engineering functions. Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget.

What a typical day looks like:

• Leads and mentors a multidisciplinary test development engineering team (electrical, optical, mechanical/thermal, and software); defines the multi-year technology roadmap for next‑generation manufacturing test platforms.
• Defines, standardizes, and enforces the company‑wide best practices in Test Engineering, establishing uniform standards for test coverage benchmarks, station qualification, test limit guard banding, and test software version control.
• Governs factory‑wide measurement reproducibility by defining rigorous standards for Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Gage R&R, calibration protocols.
• Resolves test yield problems by performing evaluation of root causes, developing and coordinating corrective action measures and monitoring improvements.
• Coordinates all activities and all testers during each testing phase of a project or program.
• Maintains awareness of testing alternatives at a level where they can be analyzed and the most effective testing strategy selected and agreed.
• Assesses and advises on the practicality of testing process alternatives.
• Identifies improvements to the process and assists in their implementation.
• Ensures that any risks associated with the agreed test strategy and the system test plan are clearly documented and described to the clients/users and colleagues.
• Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes preventative action when any risks become unacceptable.
• Plans, arranges, and controls meetings, workshops and relations with client/user staff during test planning and throughout subsequent development and testing activities.
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates technical, schedule, and quality risks associated with test hardware, software releases, and station deployments across all production programs.
• Knowledge in the architecture, qualification, and deployment of direct‑to‑chip liquid cooling solutions (cold plates, coolant distribution units [CDUs], dripless blind‑mate quick‑disconnects, and automated leak detection) to safely manage high‑TDP devices (500W to 1kW+) during ATE, burn‑in, and system stress testing is an added advantage
• Knowledge in test strategies for CPO, optical engines, and Silicon Photonics; directs the implementation of high‑precision automated optical alignment, fiber coupling/docking, and optical parametric testing (e.g., optical power, BER, insertion loss) will be an added advantage.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training. A Master's or MBA degree is preferred.
Typically requires a minimum of 9 years of engineering experience, including supervision.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Performance Bonus

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Job Category
Production Engineering

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