Manager, Engineering Test Lab

About the role

This position is responsible for creating, planning, and driving efficiencies of the test lab and teams, planning for and managing personnel, equipment, and floor space to enable a safe, highly productive, and efficient lab.

The role involves interfacing with program management and technical management teams to identify and implement improvements to work, assessing and recommending work that should be performed internally, and prioritizing support requests from multiple internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce high safety standards in the labs, including development and maintenance of a lab safety handbook, training for new employees, and identification of high hazard lab assets.
• Develop strategy to support the business by evaluating current and future resource needs for infrastructure and skilled personnel.
• Collaborate with program management to identify gaps and develop and implement plans to close gaps.
• Manage laboratory, including scheduling of work, ensuring appropriate training, mentoring/coaching, conflict resolution, performance planning and management, and communication of corporate and organizational information and priorities.
• Maintain a productive lab environment, including acquisition, upkeep, and scheduling of laboratory capital assets and equipment, and management and optimal utilization of laboratory tooling and instrumentation.
• Enable the labs to be a company showcase for advancing business interests, strengthening business relationships, personnel recruitment, and conveying the LORD brand.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a B.S. in Engineering, 10+ years of experience in a laboratory or production environment, previous leadership/managerial experience, and demonstrated skills in implementing organizational change and resource management.

Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Engineering or MBA.

The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills, considerable technical knowledge of products, technologies, and equipment used for testing, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.