Sr Dir of Mfg & Test Engineering

About the role

Lead and set the strategic vision for our manufacturing engineering, test, and test development teams. You will align team priorities with corporate goals and drive initiatives to ensure our test systems efficiently produce world-class quality hardware.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for manufacturing and test engineering across all hardware production lines.
• Oversee long-term roadmap for Contract Manufacturer test capability, automation, test data analytics, networking, and remote monitoring infrastructure.
• Utilize experience and principles of manufacturing best practices to develop departmental operational maturity.
• Establish team goals that align corporate promises, technical excellence, and industry best practices.
• Drive enhancements to test infrastructure efficiency and factory uptime.
• Drive DFM and DFTest requirements into Product Development’s design goals.
• Guide quick assessment and resolution of technical issues related to manufacturing processes, vendors, design margins, test limits, or product software issues.
• Align test-plans, manufacturing tools, ICT fixtures, programming tools, structural test equipment, AI-assisted optical inspection tools, and test methods to meet release schedules.
• Participate in production process improvement projects with product design, manufacturing engineering, manufacturing quality, and contract manufacturer engineering teams.
• Develop budgets for manufacturing test operations for VP approval and manage the budget once approved.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted workflows and test methods.
• Develop and approve exceptions to policy tied directly to the sub-function or area of responsibility.
• Manage the interface with IT (Digital) for production/NPI requirements, new technologies, external site disruptions, and enhancements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in mid- to high-volume outsourced contract manufacturing and SMT environments.
• 7 years of experience managing manufacturing test, manufacturing engineering, or other applicable manufacturing-related teams.
• B.S. degree in electronics or appropriate degree with experience in manufacturing process, manufacturing test, manufacturing quality control, or contract manufacturing management.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing test operations, product development processes, contract manufacturer interactions, industry best practices, and corporate goals.
• Initiative-taking, positive attitude, keen sense of self-motivation, accountability, and responsibility.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including the ability to develop consensus and drive organizations to achieve goals.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Regular interaction with executives and/or major business partners, often involving negotiation on matters of significance to the organization.

Pay

Annual base pay range: $226,400.00 – $339,600.00.

Benefits

F5 offers incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.