Senior Production Engineering Manager

Description

Responsibilities of the Senior Production Engineering Manager: • Lead and manage a team of test engineers and test engineering technicians. • Coordinate testing activities across multiple lines and projects. • Ensure timely delivery of testing milestones to meet customer requirements. • Collaborate with development, product, and business teams to understand requirements and ensure test coverage. • Oversee creation and maintenance of test documentation including test cases, scripts, and reports. • Continue improving preventative maintenance plan for testing systems. • Optimize frequency of maintenance on systems by analyzing downtime and yield rates. • Manage test environments and tools. • Design and implement new testing capabilities based on new technology. • Participate or lead defect reduction activities to reduce defect cost, improve testing capability, and optimize test reliability by evaluating CPK data.

Skills

Engineering, Project management, Engineering management

Top Skills Details

Engineering

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor"s degree in Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related field of study and 60 months (5 years) of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Test Engineering Manager, Test Development Engineer, or Test Development Group Leader in the automotive components manufacturing industry. • Experience must include managing test engineering team, Six Sigma Statistical Analysis, 8D problem solving, C++, .Net, C#, LabVIEW, and Power Bi. Demonstrable knowledge of Test Systems Architecture required. • Up to 5% domestic or international travel may be required, as needed. Employment contingent upon drug screen and background check.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Harrodsburg, KY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $165000.00/yr.

Client offers competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/holiday.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Harrodsburg,KY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 17, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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