Test Engineering Manager

The Test Engineering Manager is an experienced leader responsible for setting the strategic direction and execution of test activities for hardware, firmware and software.  This leader will manage a team responsible for establishing, maintaining, monitoring, and executing the validation and verification strategies of security systems solutions.  We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who wants to help us modernize our test approach and infrastructure.The ideal candidate has both management and hands-on experience developing and executing validation and verification activities for complex system solutions that require external certifications. We are looking for someone who considers testing their true passion and strives to bring system solutions to an exceptional level of reliability.  The ideal candidate is flexible, self-motivated, curious and passionate about modern techniques to include, but not limited to, test automation.This role requires leadership experience to drive the development of manual test practices for the next generation of products.  This leader will work as part of a team to design and develop effective test strategies and tools as well as maintain the current portfolio of products.  The ideal candidate should be able to use knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper engineering practices, bug prevention strategies, testability, accessibility, privacy, and other advanced quality concepts across products.Principal Responsibilities:The Test Engineering Manager, will provide functional engineering leadership/management to a team of test engineers and regulatory specialists to ensure the robustness and integrity of systems solutions inclusive of real-time embedded security systems and the accompanying software application suite.Define, plan, organize and coordinate V&V activities with teams across multiple sitesLead regulatory specialists in guiding product certification activities and staying current on regulatory updatesAptitude for continuous improvement, identify and implement industry standard software test best practices, methods, and toolsDefine key performance metrics to assess effectivity of test strategiesImplement standard quality metrics and influence the adoption across project teamsEffectively engages in staff planning that helps to ensure the department is appropriately staffed to accomplish its goals and objectivesResponsible for performance reviews and working with the team members on their goal setting expectations, career development plans and prioritiesCollaborate with other engineering leaders to achieve project commitments