Validation Lab Manager

SANMINA-SCI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision coverage

PTO and holidays

Job summary

ZT Systems is seeking a Validation Lab Manager to lead a team of technicians supporting Validation Engineering. You will coordinate lab staffing, equipment, and processes across projects in various development stages.

This role requires hands-on leadership and a focus on reliable validation outcomes. The position emphasizes collaboration with engineering and program management to optimize lab operations, ensure calibration and safety, and align with a fast-paced technology environment.

Qualifications

• BS in a technical discipline or equivalent
• 6+ years in engineering validation and testing
• 0–2+ years of managing technical teams
• Experience with computer hardware environments preferred
• Understanding of hardware–software interactions in validation labs
• Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Manage lab needs, anticipate growth, and plan for the future with feedback from engineers and program managers
• Coordinate budgets, purchase equipment, and roll out materials
• Ensure lab can efficiently support validation needs
• Improve procedures by addressing issues and risks for customers
• Report lab status, capacity, and productivity to cross-functional teams
• Maintain lab equipment, calibration, and inventory of racks/servers/equipment
• Conduct quarterly audits and ensure ESd compliance
• Ensure training and safety guidelines are up to date
• Coordinate with facilities for lab security and safety

Skills

Engineering validation

Team leadership

Hardware environment

Server/storage validation

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

BS in technical discipline

Job description

About The Role

The Validation Lab Manager will manage a team of technicians supporting ZT System’s Validation Engineering group on several projects in various stages of development. The Lab Manager will plan and manage the physical hosting of validation racks and will drive the coordination efforts with Engineering and other teams.

Requisition ID: R-104825

What You Will Do

• Work with management to manage lab’s current needs, anticipate growth, and utilize feedback from engineers and program managers to plan for the future.
• Coordinate with management to establish and manage budgets, purchase equipment, and roll out equipment and materials.
• Ensure that the lab can efficiently support validation needs.
• Work with engineers to establish and improve procedures and processes by addressing issues and risks specific to customers.
• Facilitate effective communication across teams by reporting on lab status, capacity, and productivity.
• Maintain equipment and tools within the lab and ensure proper storage, including accurate calibration of sensitive equipment.
• Maintain up-to-date inventory of racks, servers, equipment, and components, including the disposition of unused or defective materials.
• Perform quarterly audit and maintain ESD requirements per company guidelines.
• Ensure all engineering training is up to date.
• Ensure all industry/safety guidelines are always followed.
• Coordinate with facilities to maintain lab security and safety.

What You Bring

• BS in a technical discipline or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• 6+ years of engineering validation and test experience
• 0-2+ years managing technical teams.
• Experience within a computer hardware environment is preferred.
• Fundamental understanding of validation and testing of computer servers or storage appliances in a design and development environment.
• Understanding of hardware and software interactions; able to apply this understanding to resolve issues in a validation lab environment.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability; uses rigorous logic to solve problems.
• Understands and uses speed as a competitive advantage; completing tasks on time.Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people at various levels in the organization.

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,125 and $182,000 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands‑on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well‑being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers

• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs

• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

• Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

• Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.

ZT Group Int'l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.
1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.

• 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.