Engineering Manager, Automated Test

Your Role

Our Copper Solutions Business Unit is rapidly growing and seeking a new engineering leader to lead and grow our automated test team, supporting our enterprise solutions segment. The Engineering Manager, Automated Test is accountable for the overall performance, capability, capacity, design, development and long‑term strategy of automated production test across backplane, near‑ASIC and other high‑speed cable assembly products. This role provides leadership across people, technology, and execution, ensuring production and validation test solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with business growth across multiple product segments.

The Engineering Manager, Automated Test will report to the Director of Engineering and lead a team of supervisors, technical leads, and engineers. You will be responsible for global alignment of automated test strategies, standardization, and continuous improvement across sites. The role partners closely with Product Development, Signal Integrity, Reliability, Manufacturing, Quality, and Software teams to ensure test readiness, risk mitigation, and customer satisfaction.

The Enterprise Solutions group within Molex's Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) operates at the forefront of the fastest‑growing market segment—cloud data centers, AI/ML, and GPU clustering applications. Our team is pioneering the migration of next‑generation technologies and Enterprise technologies supporting 224 G applications, delivering innovative connectors and cable assembly solutions that power these high‑demand markets.

• Provide leadership for the automated test engineering organization, including managers, supervisors, technical leads, engineers, and technicians.
• Set expectations, define annual Roles, Responsibilities & Expectations (RR&Es), manage performance, and drive succession planning and career development.
• Oversee workforce planning, recruiting strategy, onboarding, and talent development.
• Build a high‑performance culture emphasizing accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Define and execute long‑term automated test strategy supporting multiple product segments.
• Own global roadmaps for test automation frameworks, fixture strategy, instrumentation, and data pipelines.
• Drive adoption of global standards, best practices, and design reuse.
• Lead capital planning and investment prioritization for automated test infrastructure.

• Ensure production test plan readiness for all NPI and sustaining programs.
• Represent automated test engineering in program reviews, risk assessments, and leadership updates.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, and capacity risks related to test readiness.

• Partner closely with Signal Integrity, Reliability, Manufacturing, Quality, Software, and Design Engineering teams.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex test and correlation issues.
• Support customer engagements related to test methodology and production readiness as needed.

• Establish KPIs to measure test effectiveness, yield impact, and execution efficiency.
• Drive improvements in automation coverage, test cycle time, and cost of test.
• Promote disciplined documentation, configuration control, and change management.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of automated test systems, fixtures, and production test methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead global teams and align across functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing and able to travel 25‑35%, both domestic and international.

• Experience leading a technical team with direct reports.
• Experience with high‑speed measurement technologies (VNA, TDR, oscilloscopes, BERTs).
• Background in test automation software and data analytics.
• Experience with NPI processes, quality systems, and manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrate…