Senior Test Operations Leader

AMPERA; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Stock options plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

AMPERA seeks an experienced leader to plan, prepare, and execute system and first-of-a-kind technology test programs. You will establish safe, disciplined test processes, coordinate test personnel and resources, and ensure testing aligns with approved requirements, plans, procedures, and facility controls.

In this role, you will manage day-to-day test operations, lead readiness activities, and collaborate across Engineering, Environment, Safety, Quality Assurance, and external suppliers to drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading complex testing, commissioning, plant operations, laboratory operations, or industrial equipment operations.
• Experience planning and coordinating multidisciplinary work involving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and safety functions.
• Ability to evaluate operational readiness, manage concurrent priorities, and make sound decisions under changing test conditions.
• Strong leadership, communication, documentation, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safe, disciplined, and procedure-based operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day test operations, including personnel assignments, facility utilization, test scheduling, and operational priorities.
• Lead test readiness activities and confirm equipment, procedures, personnel, instrumentation, utilities, permits, and safety controls are ready before testing begins.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Testing, Environment, Safety and Health, Quality Assurance, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Facilities, and external suppliers.
• Oversee the preparation, review, approval, and controlled use of test plans, test procedures, operating procedures, checklists, and test records.
• Direct pre-evolution briefings, shift turnover, test configuration control, operational communications, and response to abnormal conditions.
• Ensure tests are conducted safely and within approved operating limits, test boundaries, and personnel qualifications.
• Assign and supervise Test Engineers, Test Conductors, Test Operators, technicians, and supporting personnel.
• Monitor test execution, resolve operational conflicts, and elevate issues when required.
• Ensure test anomalies, equipment problems, procedure deviations, and unexpected results are documented, evaluated, and dispositioned.
• Maintain test-facility readiness through preventive maintenance, calibration, inspection, housekeeping, and equipment-status controls.
• Support test-data review, lessons learned, corrective actions, and continuous improvement of AMPERA’s test processes.
• Develop staffing, training, qualification, and on-call support plans for test operations.

Skills

Leadership

Testing leadership

Communication

Documentation

Problem solving

Safety mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related field

Job description

AMPERA seeks an experienced leader to plan, prepare, and execute system and first-of-a-kind technology test programs. You will establish safe, disciplined test processes, coordinate test personnel and resources, and ensure testing aligns with approved requirements, plans, procedures, and facility controls.

In this role, you will manage day-to-day test operations, lead readiness activities, and collaborate across Engineering, Environment, Safety, Quality Assurance, and external suppliers to drive