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Lead Test Engineer

Senra Systems · Cypress, California, United States; Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

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About Senra Systems

Backed by General Catalyst and a16z.

About the role

We're building a world-class test organization at Senra Systems and are looking for a Lead Test Engineer to lead it. This role combines deep technical expertise with functional leadership. You'll be responsible for building and leading the test department, establishing scalable processes, developing the team's technical capability, and ensuring every electrical assembly leaving Senra is verified with consistent, repeatable, and robust testing.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in electrical test, manufacturing engineering, production test, or a related manufacturing environment
  • 2+ years leading or managing technical teams in a manufacturing environment
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
  • Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals, including continuity, resistance, insulation resistance, dielectric withstand (hipot), and Ohm's Law
  • Extensive experience developing automated electrical test programs and fixtures for complex electromechanical assemblies
  • Demonstrated expertise with automated wire harness test systems (Cirris strongly preferred)
More about this role

At Senra Systems, we believe that the future of manufacturing lies not in automation, but in configuration.

We supercharge electrical wire harness manufacturing through software configuration, transforming skilled assembly tasks into high-throughput production lines. We enable customers to design what they want, when they want it and deliver harness builds at record-breaking speed.

We're building a world-class test organization at Senra Systems and are looking for a Lead Test Engineer to lead it. This role combines deep technical expertise with functional leadership. You'll be responsible for building and leading the test department, establishing scalable processes, developing the team's technical capability, and ensuring every electrical assembly leaving Senra is verified with consistent, repeatable, and robust testing.

As the functional manager for Test, you'll lead a growing team of Test Specialists and Senior Test Engineers while remaining deeply involved in technical decision making. You'll establish department standards, review and approve technical work, drive process improvements, allocate resources across programs, and partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering,...

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