Sanmina

Test Engineering Manager

Sanmina, San Jose

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Job Description
Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.
Job Purpose
Manage test engineering staff and support new product introduction, product in production and development projects with customers or Sanmina design team. Support production resource training needs, define and develop products testing strategies and provide DFT and quoting support. Drive continual improvement of the test methodology to include additional test automation strategies. Establish test labor standards, create and maintain capacity analysis, cycle times improvements and work on closing any gaps to meet production schedules and shipping requirements. Develop close relationships with customers’ technical teams and drive total product testing ownership and alignment with customers test strategies and company goals. Develop close relationships with key suppliers to help them understand importance of their role in our business. Manage and supervise service/calibration/preventive maintenance activities for test equipment (FT, ICT, AXE, FP) to ensure that equipment PM and calibration services are performed on a timely basis and ensure that they are cost effective, efficient and meet company’s high standard.
Nature Of Duties/Responsibilities

Support product implementation in manufacturing. Detailed layout planning that includes facility layout of equipment and workstation floor space and requirements for power and data networks.
Manage project schedule pertaining to strategy implementation, working with the customer focus team and the customer counterpart(s)
Develop testing work instructions (TWI, SOP), validation protocols, tooling and programs for product testing processes to support appropriate product acceptance programs. Work with other departments and engineering teams to integrate new products into manufacturing systems
Identify and communicate product software and hardware design deficiencies to customers
Train technicians and operators on new production test stations, support debug of complex designs and perform failure analysis as part of continuous improvement
Provide support for software installation and configuration, data collection and modifications
Identify and drive test and process improvements to closure for top defects affecting test yields
Support new business development by interfacing with new customers, developing proposals and quotations
Oversee and support pilot runs for NPI and supply feedback to customers
Manage test engineers, test engineering activities and test technicians
Support test infrastructure validations, writing and executing validations protocols
Evaluate and upgrade new test equipment as required to meet product complexity and new technologies.

Education And Experience

BSEE with 10+ years’ experience as a functional test engineer, in industrial, life science, medical device, networking or related field.
Min 3 years’ experience as test engineering manager; familiarity with ICT, FP, AXE
Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Experience with the Engineering Change Control process and Deviations Process
Familiarity with IQ/OQ/PQ methodology
MS Office experience
Familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 13485 requirements
Experience in a Contract Manufacturing environment is a plus
Ability to work with TEs to debug hard failures that Techs can’t debug
Ability to Analyze Failures and drive them to fix the Root Cause
Ability to work with QE’s and ME to provide feedback for all manufacturing failures
Ability to work with Customers Engineers to provide Test programs failures and possible designs failures.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary Range(annual): $120,000 - $145,000
Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Quality Assurance
Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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