Senior Engineering Manager / 62926

Senior Engineering Manager (140-190K)

We have a fantastic opportunity available for a Senior Engineering Manager in the Syracuse, NY area.

Overview:

• Fast growing DoD sensing technology manufacturer.
• Newly created engineering leadership position supporting significant manufacturing growth and scale up.
• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team (Test Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Service Engineers).
• Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and attractive stock options.
• Opportunity to directly influence how complex electronic products are manufactured, tested, deployed, and supported.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Engineering functions to support complex electronic and electromechanical products.
• Drive manufacturing readiness and the transition of new products from development into repeatable production.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, assembly methods, tooling, fixtures, and production test processes.
• Partner with Development Engineering on DFM/DFA/DFT/DFS initiatives.
• Improve production test strategies, troubleshooting methods, diagnostic capabilities, and test automation.
• Develop scalable processes supporting field service, depot repair, product returns, troubleshooting, refurbishment, and installations.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts involving manufacturing, test, and field failures.
• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, throughput, repeatability, and efficiency.
• Develop and mentor engineering teams while establishing clear technical ownership, priorities, and scalable processes.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Configuration Management, and Customer Service.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years of Test Engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience transitioning complex hardware products from engineering development into production.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and production test methods.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience involving complex electronic or electromechanical systems.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.

Preferred Experience:

• PCB assemblies and electronics manufacturing.
• RF, radar, aerospace, defense, telecommunications, or other complex electronic hardware.
• Automated test systems, manufacturing test equipment, and diagnostic tools.
• Depot repair, RMA, field service, or product lifecycle support.
• Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma.
• ISO 9001 manufacturing environment.
• ERP/MRP and PLM systems.
• Experience scaling manufacturing from low rate production to significantly higher volumes.

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