Engineering Manager, Test & Integration Lab

Engineering Manager, Integration & Test Lab in Niles, IL leads the design and establishment of a new Engineering Test & Integration Lab, driving continuous improvement, defining lab space and equipment, and hiring a team to support subsystem and full-system testing. Responsibilities include Go and See leadership, coaching and mentoring staff, developing and maintaining testing processes, and managing budgets and resources to support product development. The role emphasizes leading with design-for-six-sigma and lean methods, ensuring high-quality, compliant test procedures, and collaborating with Systems and Product engineers to enable critical component, sub-system, and system testing. Key skills include leadership, adaptability, technical expertise in aerospace test and integration, strong communication, strategic thinking, training program development, and financial budgeting.