Test Manager

The Shark Test Department’s manager role is leading a dynamic and focused team of Test Engineers and Technicians who develop test protocols and test plans for the Shark product lines to help identify any issues within our early concept designs. As such, the ideal candidate will play a key role in helping us evaluate whether our products meet the high demands of our consumers. The position is focused on determining how to evaluate new concepts and technologies, designing and building fixtures to perform these evaluations, and analyzing and reporting the results. There is a high degree of interaction with the Advanced Development Engineering and Product Development teams in this role. 

Responsibilities:

• Mentor, lead, and coach the Testing Team
• Work with Product Development to understand consumer behavior and expectation to develop test methods that predict satisfaction
• Quickly gain a solid understanding of current industry test methods and evaluations to build upon
• Develop, adapt, validate, and document new concept and technologies test protocols
• Design and build automated test fixtures for all Shark product types
• Analyze and process test data for reporting to product teams and executive leadership
• Hands on involvement in testing and mentoring Test Engineers and Technicians
• Maintain test plans at the component and product levels
• Assess product specifications through testing

Requirements:

• BSME or similar engineering technical discipline major
• ***This is not a product software development role***
• 5+ years of product test engineering experience
• Previous management experience, including developing others through improved performance-based promotions
• Experience designing and building mechanical systems
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting, prior exposure to test procedures is a plus
• Ability to translate consumer use cases to repeatable test procedures
• Effectively communicate within the department and to senior leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication to create reports, write business correspondence, & develop procedures
• Change agent with energy, passion, and enthusiasm to drive change
• Analytical, problem solving, and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively
• Travel - 10% - 20%, after travel restrictions are lifted
• Onsite position in our Alabama office. 

Desired Attributes:

• Hands-on with a ‘Tinkerer/builder’ mindset
• Ability to identify and apply multiple creative solution potentials to understand and resolve a problem
• Follows activities through to completion
• Willingness to learn while stepping outside of one’s comfort zone
• Experience with any of the following: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Python
• Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.