Manufacturing Test Strategy Leader

ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); Presencial; USD 98.000 - 131.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ZT Systems seeks a Test Manager to lead and scale manufacturing test strategy, operations, and validation across product lifecycles. You will drive test programs, establish KPIs, and coordinate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure quality and manufacturability in high-volume production.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in manufacturing test, 3+ years of leadership, and deep DFT/NPI expertise, with strong data analysis skills and MES experience.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field (Master's degree preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering, product validation, or quality engineering within high-volume production environments.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing test engineering teams and complex technical programs.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing test systems across board, module, system, rack, and integrated product levels.
• Experience developing and deploying production test solutions for electronics, server systems, PCBA assemblies, or similar products.
• Expertise in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action implementation.
• Strong understanding of Design-for-Test (DFT), NPI, product validation, and manufacturing quality processes.
• Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), test management platforms, and factory data systems.
• Proficiency with data analysis and statistical tools such as Minitab, JMP, Python, SQL, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of hardware, firmware, software, and system-level interactions.
• Proven ability to drive measurable improvements in quality, reliability, yield, and operational performance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across technical and business organizations.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations and cross-functional engineering teams is highly desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and execution of manufacturing test strategies across board, module, system, rack, and cluster-level testing.
• Manage test engineering teams responsible for test development, validation, deployment, and ongoing production support.
• Define test requirements, coverage plans, KPIs, and quality metrics to ensure product reliability and manufacturing readiness.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing test infrastructure, including hardware, software, diagnostics, and reporting systems.
• Drive Design-for-Test (DFT) initiatives and collaborate with product engineering teams to improve testability during product development and NPI.
• Establish standardized testing methodologies, best practices, and processes across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Analyze yield, failure, and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities and drive corrective actions.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts for manufacturing and test-related failures and ensure effective resolution.
• Utilize statistical tools and methodologies such as DOE, SPC, PFMEA, and reliability analysis to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and design engineering teams to support production ramp-ups and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, throughput, test efficiency, cycle time reduction, and cost optimization.
• Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation, budgets, and timelines for test engineering programs.
• Present performance metrics, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

DOE

SPC

Root cause analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Test engineering

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Herramientas

MES

Test management platforms

Factory data systems

Minitab

JMP

Python

SQL

Descripción del empleo

ZT Systems seeks a Test Manager to lead and scale manufacturing test strategy, operations, and validation across product lifecycles. You will drive test programs, establish KPIs, and coordinate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure quality and manufacturability in high-volume production.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in manufacturing test, 3+ years of leadership, and deep DFT/NPI expertise, with strong data analysis skills and MES experience.