Test Engineering Manager

Keytronic is a team-based, supportive environment where everyone is able to feel encouraged and supported. We provide opportunities for growth through seminars, certifications, on-the-job training, and career advancement. Our team and employees are proud of our product diversity and team environment. We are an international company where you will do something different every day in our fast-paced work environment, but we are always finding ways to create something new and be innovative.

We encourage you to apply for this position if you enjoy being challenged, working in a dynamic work setting, and being a part of a team that creates products that drive our world, while providing an innovative workplace with deep camaraderie, compelling product diversity, and resources to build your career.

Keytronic provides competitive salaries and benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, PTO, Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, and 401K. We also have a company provided wellness program because we care about the wellbeing of our employees inside and outside of the workplace. We organize volunteer opportunities, company activities, and all-employee meetings to show we value our employees and the community around us!

JOB SUMMARY: Provide leadership and direction for all day-to-day activities for the Test Engineering team. In addition, provides engineering support to engineers in order to maximize the effectiveness of the functional engineering team and serve as an engineering project leader. Manages the functional team’s budget, distributes work load, establishes goals, and monitors employee’s performance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• Develops goals for the team and for each individual within the team that reflects the goals of the company and the manufacturing engineering group.
• Supervises, provides leadership, assigns projects, and coordinates day-to-day activities for the functional engineering team.
• Develops and coordinates procedures that follow the new product introduction (NPI) process and ensures the transfer between sites is seamless and successful.
• Reviews all quotes for new production models and coordinates design reviews.
• Oversees the quotation, initiation, scheduling, and coordination of developmental activities for the functional manufacturing engineering team.
• Develops and manages functional team tactical and strategic plans for manufacturing technical roadmaps.
• Develops and maintains functional team’s design for manufacturability rules and guidelines.
• Manages functional team in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. This includes staff forecasting, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensures compliance and provides an environment that supports our Corporate Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity laws.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Interfaces with customers as required and all other departments in US, Mexico, China and Vietnam
• Attends meetings as needed to support organization activity
• Interfaces with customers as required
• Performs other duties as assigned to achieve corporate and departmental objectives