Engineering Manager

Test Lab Engineering Manager

Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Salary: $110-130K plus bonus

Job Summary of the Test Lab Engineering Manager:

The Test Lab Engineering Manager will supervise a group of test engineers and test technicians to support the larger engineering team and complete verification and validation activities. Assure timely completion of test and validation activities to keep projects and Engineering Change Orders on track. Will be accountable for resource allocation within the Test Lab team and physical product testing/validation tasks. This is a hands-on position working with technicians, engineers, the product development team, and third-party certification bodies to complete validation projects, product testing, building prototypes, and maintaining test equipment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities of the Test Lab Engineering Manager:

• Provide support for the Test Lab team, prioritizing daily tasks and overseeing test completion.
• Provide leadership and know-how to the Test Lab team, support data acquisition, analysis, and reporting.
• Assure test lab documentation standards are being met in accordance with current ISO standards and Certified Test Facility compliance.
• Complete test reports and keep records in accordance with the company and department quality policy.
• Develop test standards and best practices for common test types.
• Support research and development activities; create appropriate designs of experiments and provide feedback concerning test results.
• Monitor and manage department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Works to continuously improve the quality of testing methods and outputs.
• Review Corrective Action Reports (CARs) and provide support for warranty evaluations, root cause determinations, and the design of appropriate countermeasures.
• Travel to perform on-site inspections for large projects and to support commissioning activities.
• Coordinate engineering activities across all engineering teams with the Director of Engineering, and Engineering Managers.
• Assist the Director of Engineering and Engineering Management staff, providing budgetary details in support of testing for projects and customer-specific opportunities.
• Understands and interprets regulatory codes such as UL, CSA, NEC, and NFPA.