The posting
About the Role
The Test Manager is responsible for leading and scaling manufacturing test strategy, test operations, and validation processes across the product lifecycle. This role drives the development and execution of comprehensive test programs to ensure product quality, reliability, and manufacturability in high-volume production environments. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supplier teams to establish robust test architectures, improve operational efficiency, and deliver world-class manufacturing outcomes.
What You Will Do
- Lead the development and execution of manufacturing test strategies across board, module, system, rack, and cluster-level testing.
- Manage test engineering teams responsible for test development, validation, deployment, and ongoing production support.
- Define test requirements, coverage plans, KPIs, and quality metrics to ensure product reliability and manufacturing readiness.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of manufacturing test infrastructure, including hardware, software, diagnostics, and reporting systems.
- Drive Design-for-Test (DFT) initiatives and collaborate with product engineering teams to improve testability during product development and NPI.
- Establish standardized testing methodologies, best practices, and processes across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Analyze yield, failure, and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities and drive corrective actions.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts for manufacturing and test-related failures and ensure effective resolution.
- Utilize statistical tools and methodologies such as DOE, SPC, PFMEA, and reliability analysis to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
- Partner with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and design engineering teams to support production ramp-ups and operational excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, throughput, test efficiency, cycle time reduction, and cost optimization.
- Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation, budgets, and timelines for test engineering programs.
- Present performance metrics, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (Master's degree preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering, product validation, or quality engineering within high-volume production environments.
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing test engineering teams and complex technical programs.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing test systems across board, module, system, rack, and integrated product levels.
- Experience developing and deploying production test solutions for electronics, server systems, PCBA assemblies, or similar products.
- Expertise in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action implementation.
- Strong understanding of Design-for-Test (DFT), NPI, product validation, and manufacturing quality processes.
- Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), test management platforms, and factory data systems.
- Proficiency with data analysis and statistical tools such as Minitab, JMP, Python, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of hardware, firmware, software, and system-level interactions.
- Proven ability to drive measurable improvements in quality, reliability, yield, and operational performance.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across technical and business organizations.
- Experience supporting global manufacturing operations and cross-functional engineering teams is highly desirable.
ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $97,875 and $130,500 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
About ZT Systems
At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.
Compensation & Financial Security
-Competitive base salary
-Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
-401(k) retirement savings plan
-Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
Health & Wellness
-Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
-Company-paid life and disability insurance
Time Away & Work-Life Balance
-Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
-Parental leave and family care support programs
Growth & Purpose
-Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
-Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about
These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.
ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.
