Systems Engineering : Test Engineering and Operations Manager - Frederick, MD

Your tasks

• Develop and maintain the quarterly and annual Test-Engineering operating plan (headcount, equipment, budget, and capacity forecasts).
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and career-development roadmap for the test-engineering team (engineers, technicians, planners, and admin staff).
• Coordinate cross-functional Test-Ready reviews (Design-to-Test, Test-Plan, Test-Readiness, Release-Gate) and track action-item closure across mechanical, electrical, software, and systems groups
• Run weekly “Test Ops Stand-up” and monthly “Continuous-Improvement Review” with all test-lab leads; capture lessons learned and feed them into the Process-Improvement backlog
• Maintain the test-lab health-and-safety program (PPE, hazardous-materials handling, emergency-response drills) and ensure zero-incident record.
• Create and manage the Test-Engineering training matrix (certifications, equipment-specific training, safety modules) and track compliance for 100 % of staff.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, ME or related discipline and an MS degree in Engineering or Operations Management
• 15+ years of progressive experience in test-engineering environments
• Minimum 10 years of direct people-management responsibility (team size 5-20, including engineers, technicians, and support staff).
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; ability to author clear, audit-ready documentation.
• Hands-on experience writing, maintaining, and auditing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work-instructions, and test-plans to meet ISO-9001/AS9100D compliance.
• Experience managing budgets, cost accounting, etc.
• Ability to travel throughout North America and Europe up to 40%.
• Ability to work occasional “off-hours” windows for critical test-run cut-overs or emergency equipment calibrations.
• Must be U.S. person capable of receiving U.S. Gov’t security clearance

Interested?

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

The total compensation for this position is $165K-$220K. Total compensation includes base salary, variable pay (when applicable) plus benefits. The range is determined by the position, geographic location and level. Individual pay within the range is determined by several factors including location, education or training, relevant work history, sales incentive structure and job-related skills.

Rohde & Schwarz is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.