Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering
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Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. Varian Medical Systems, a Siemens Healthineers company is hiring a Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering. This position needs a results-driven engineering leader responsible for overseeing manufacturing test engineering operations within a highly regulated medical device environment. You will lead cross-functional team in the execution of factory acceptance testing, development of standardized processes, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure product quality, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. You will act as a key interface between Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain organizations to support new product introduction, production scalability, and cost optimization. What You will do: Lead and manage a cross-functional team of manufacturing, mechanical, and electrical engineers responsible for factory acceptance testing of complex medical devices. Oversee execution of manufacturing test operations, ensuring alignment with production schedules and product quality requirements. Develop, implement, and standardize Manufacturing Test Engineering processes, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), workflows, and communication protocols. Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive accountability, optimize performance, and ensure cross-functional alignment. Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance test efficiency, reduce cycle time, and lower operational costs, delivering measurable cost savings. Partner with R&D, Quality, and Operations to support new product introduction (NPI), design transfer, and production readiness activities. Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards (e.g., FDA requirements) through execution and closure of Non-Conformance (NC) and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA). Represent manufacturing test engineering in cross-functional forums focused on portfolio management, R&D prioritization, and strategic initiatives. Provide engineering support to capital equipment production environments, ensuring test processes meet throughput, reliability, and quality expectations. Drive alignment across global manufacturing engineering teams to standardize test strategies, tooling, and methodologies. What You will have: Engineering or technical bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) with 7+ years of related experience 2+ years of people leadership experience managing manufacturing teams Demonstrated experience owning manufacturing system processes Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP and productivity software. #LS-OS1 Who we are : We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual's potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. To find out more about Siemens Healthineers businesses, please visit our company page here . The base pay range for this position is: $155,900 - $214,357 Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Siemens Healthineers is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, natio