Functional Test Development Manager

Our client delivered optimized Product Realization solutions through a customer-focused service model since 1979. This service model seamlessly integrates product conceptualization, design, commercialization, manufacturing, fulfillment and sustaining services to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions to customers in the Americas, European and Asia Pacific regions. The company is a leader in mid-to-low volume, higher complexity programs, characterized by unique flexibility, technology, quality and regulatory requirements. Our client offers services to electronics OEMs in the Industrial/Commercial, Medical, Networking/Communications and Defense/Security/Aerospace market sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct performance appraisals and provide performance reviews to help identify opportunities, recognize accomplishments, and assist in setting goals and career objectives with staff members.
• Assist, recommend, and approve continuing education and training needs for staff members to ensure continued personal growth and advancement.
• Perform compensation reviews and recommendations to ensure equity among peers and in the industry.
• Participate in succession planning to ensure trained, reliable, and qualified individuals are prepared for promotions.
• Responsible for development of project plans and managing projects that are limited in scope and typically do not involve multiple disciplines.
• Coordinates the activity of the project team in order to execute the project from proposal and contract development through manufacturing transition to assure all expectations of the customer are met.
• Responsible for overall financial success of the project.
• Responsible for assuring a high level of customer satisfaction.

Skills and qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field is required
• Minimum of 5 years experience in manufacturing test development (In-circuit and/or Functional Test Development), including 2 years PM-experience is required, assuming educational requirements are met
• Detailed understanding/experience in test equipment design as well as functional test design and/or in-circuit test design techniques
• Overall understanding of the product development and product realization processes
• Good (project) management skills and knowledge of management principles
• Experience in transitioning (installing) test equipment into Manufacturing
• Experience in customer interaction is a must
• Computer Skills
• Fluent in English, German language is s plus
• Decision making, Problem Solving Skills
• Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Advanced Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills
• Available for relocation in Romania (city: Oradea, county: Bihor)
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