Engineering Manager – Manufacturing & Test Engineering

Engineering Manager – Manufacturing & Test Engineering

Job Category: MFG ENG

Requisition Number: ENGIN
001597

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• Posted :
  February 27, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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• Travel Required :
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Join Milwaukee Electronics — 70+ Years of Innovation & Excellence

Milwaukee Electronics brings innovations to life, from prototype to production, in a high-mix electronics manufacturing environment.

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager with strong Manufacturing Test Engineering depth who can elevate production performance and bring fresh ideas to modernize how we operate.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on execution, innovation, and measurable impact.

• You will strengthen production test capability and improve first-pass yield
• You will lead cross-functional engineering teams that directly influence throughput and quality
• You will own engineering support for NPI (prototype → production)
• You will introduce new ideas that modernize processes, improve efficiency, and increase scalability
• You will build and mentor a high-performing engineering organization

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Test Engineering (production test systems & validation)
• Maintenance & Equipment Engineering

• Lead and develop cross-functional engineering teams
• Enhance production test systems, fixtures, and validation processes
• Drive yield improvement, root cause analysis, and defect reduction
• Improve process capability, throughput, and operational efficiency
• Identify and implement innovative improvements in test strategy, equipment utilization, and manufacturing processes
• Oversee equipment reliability and preventive maintenance strategies
• Ensure successful NPI transitions into scalable production
• Partner closely with Production, Quality, and Supply Chain

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience
• Demonstrated experience in Manufacturing Test Engineering within a structured production environment
• Experience supporting high-mix or complex manufacturing operations
• Proven track record of introducing process improvements or operational innovations
• Lean manufacturing / continuous improvement expertise
• Data-driven, solution-oriented leader
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and driving measurable change

Due to ITAR regulations, candidates must meet U.S. person requirements. Visa sponsorship is not available.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and use hands to point, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

This position is performed on-site in a manufacturing environment. The employee may be exposed to noise, fumes, moving machinery, and temperature variations consistent with an electronics production facility. Attendance and in-person collaboration are essential functions of this role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at  or

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.