Head of Production Test Engineering

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FlipperConsumer electronics
Global Remote; fully remote from anywhere in the worldFull-TimeDirector
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Languages
English proficiency sufficient for working calls, written communication, and technical documentation with factories
Required Skills
PythonLinux

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with electronics production testing.
  • Strong understanding of the full product lifecycle from prototype to mass production.
  • Ability to read and develop schematics, use measurement equipment, solder, and troubleshoot interactions between electronics, firmware, and test software.
  • Hands-on experience developing or implementing automated tests and production test fixtures.
  • Strong Linux and Python skills, including pytest.
  • Experience leading an engineering team, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and people development.
  • Experience managing cross-team dependencies and working directly with factories on technical requirements, production changes, and issue resolution.
  • English proficiency sufficient for working calls, written communication, and technical documentation with factories.
  • Nice to have: experience launching production on-site in China and working directly with Chinese factories.
  • Nice to have: confident use of AI tools for rapid prototyping.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a production testing roadmap for new products, launches, mass production support, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Lead the engineering team, allocate resources, develop team capabilities, and balance urgent production issues with planned work.
  • Coordinate dependencies across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and other teams, identifying risks and blockers early.
  • Define production testing strategies and acceptance criteria, and oversee test fixtures, equipment, software, and infrastructure.
  • Coordinate test deployment at factories and maintain current instructions and test result monitoring.
  • Work with engineering and manufacturing teams to identify defect root causes and validate fixes.
  • Analyze production test data, returns, and support cases to identify systemic issues and drive improvements to products, manufacturing processes, or testing.
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