Test & Product Development Engineering Manager (Manufacturing)

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Product Management • $170,000 PA - $220,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Bright Machines is seeking a highly capable and hands-on Test & Product Development Engineering Manager to lead the development, deployment, and support of advanced test solutions for server-level and rack-level products. This hybrid role requires deep ownership of test engineering, product design collaboration, and new product introduction (NPI) technical readiness. The successful candidate will build a world-class engineering function to ensure product quality, performance, and manufacturability at scale. Responsibilities include leading test solution development, architecting scalable test platforms, managing test coverage, collaborating with design teams on testability, and driving technical feedback from manufacturing to product design. The role also involves owning test engineering deliverables across NPI phases, supporting product ramps, driving test process automation, and leading a high-performing engineering team.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years in test and product engineering in electronics manufacturing.
  • 2+ years in a technical management or leadership role.
  • Expertise in system-level server validation and rack integration testing.
  • Proficient in test development tools and scripting languages (Python, LabVIEW, Bash).
  • Familiarity with MES systems and SPC for production test analytics.
Good to have:
  • Experience in test platform automation.
  • Strong understanding of server architectures, diagnostics, and failure modes.
  • Experience working in cross-functional NPI teams.
  • Experience supporting customer/OEM engineering relationships.

Job Details

RETHINK MANUFACTURING  

The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines®, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to create a new category of manufacturing that will help transform the industry. We believe software and data are the answer, thoughtfully applied to solve our customers’ unique challenges. Through intelligent automation, we give factories newfound flexibility, scalability, and resilience. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while building a platform to take advantage of what comes next.  

Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to create the factory of the future, we’d love to speak with you. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

Bright Machines is on a mission to transform how electronics are made—bringing intelligence, scalability, and flexibility to the factory floor. We combine the best of automation, machine learning, and software to modernize manufacturing from the ground up.

We are seeking a highly capable and hands-on Test & Product Development Engineering Manager to lead the development, deployment, and support of advanced test solutions for server-level and rack-level products. This hybrid role combines deep ownership of test engineering, product design collaboration, and NPI technical readiness. You will be responsible for building a world-class engineering function that ensures product quality, performance, and manufacturability at scale.

This is a critical leadership position at the intersection of test development, hardware design, and factory support—ideal for a technically strong and strategically minded leader passionate about driving product excellence through engineering innovation.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
  • Lead development and implementation of test solutions for system-level, functional, burn-in, and stress testing of servers and integrated racks.
  • Architect test platforms to support scalability, traceability, and automation—integrated with MES and data analytics systems.
  • Manage correlation, validation, and ongoing improvement of test coverage and throughput.
  • Collaborate with customer design teams to influence architecture decisions for testability, serviceability, and manufacturability (DfT, DfA, DfM).
  • Participate in design reviews and specification development for new server configurations, components, and subsystems.
  • Drive technical feedback loops from manufacturing and test data into product design for continuous improvement.
  • Own test engineering deliverables across NPI phases (EVT/DVT/PVT), including station readiness, validation, and fault coverage metrics.
  • Interface with cross-functional NPI and program management teams to ensure successful product ramp and stability at launch.
  • Support first article builds, debug, and rapid issue closure.
  • Drive the automation of test processes including scripting, in-line diagnostics, auto-calibration, and vision inspection.
  • Identify opportunities for machine learning or rule-based analytics to improve yield, detect anomalies, and reduce test cycle time.
  • Build and lead a high-performing engineering team spanning test development, product support, and debug.
  • Develop engineering best practices, documentation standards, and training programs for test coverage and product validation.
  • Foster a proactive, data-driven, problem-solving culture

WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 7+ years of experience in test and product engineering in electronics manufacturing, including 2+ years in a technical management or leadership role.
  • Proven expertise in system-level server validation, rack integration testing, and test platform automation.
  • Strong understanding of server architectures, diagnostics (POST, BMC/IPMI), failure modes, and root cause methodologies.
  • Proficient in test development tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, Bash, or similar).
  • Experience working in cross-functional NPI teams and supporting customer/OEM engineering relationships.
  • Familiarity with MES systems, data logging, and SPC for production test analytics



BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY 


Bright Machines is an industry-leading software and robotics company that provides a full-stack automation solution for manufacturing. Bright Machines’ flexible automated assembly and disassembly specializes in the AI backbone – AI hardware infrastructure. By leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and software applications, Bright Machines reimagines the way products can be designed and manufactured.

Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.

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