Senior Test Engineering Manager – Semiconductors & RF

Ardent Staffing Solutions, LLC.; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off and professional develop

Job summary

Ardent Staffing Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Test Engineering Manager / Senior Manager for a direct-hire role in the semiconductor and RF electronics sector. Location options include Nashua, NH or Lowell, MA, with occasional travel between sites.

The role blends hands-on engineering with people leadership to guide test systems, automation, and manufacturing test operations. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in test or manufacturing engineering, strong leadership, and experience with RF/microwave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a growing Test Engineering team while remaining actively involved in hands-on technical work.
• Oversee daily production test and sustaining engineering operations, ensuring test system reliability, manufacturing efficiency, and product quality.
• Manage and improve automated test equipment (ATE), test software, instrumentation, fixturing, and calibration programs.
• Troubleshoot complex production test failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime.
• Drive improvements in manufacturing yield, test throughput, cycle times, measurement accuracy, and overall test efficiency.
• Support test system upgrades, automation initiatives, equipment modernization, and standardized testing processes.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Development Engineering to support new product introduction (NPI), derivative product development, and production test readiness.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, and Quality teams to resolve technical challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Establish engineering priorities, performance expectations, and scalable processes to support future team growth.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Leadership experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Automated test equipment (ATE)

Test software

Calibration programs

Job description

Ardent Staffing Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Test Engineering Manager / Senior Manager for a direct-hire role in the semiconductor and RF electronics sector. Location options include Nashua, NH or Lowell, MA, with occasional travel between sites.

The role blends hands-on engineering with people leadership to guide test systems, automation, and manufacturing test operations. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in test or manufacturing engineering, strong leadership, and experience with RF/microwave