
Vice President of Test Engineering
Role summary
Seeking a Vice President of Test Engineering to define and lead the organization's end-to-end test engineering strategy across development, qualification, and production. This senior leadership role is responsible for building and scaling test organizations, infrastructure, and processes to support rapid iteration while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and reliability. The VP will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure testing is a strategic enabler of scalability, operational excellence, and business objectives. Key responsibilities include defining and executing the test engineering vision, strategy, and roadmap, building and scaling multidisciplinary teams, establishing standardized methodologies, and overseeing test systems and data pipelines. Experience in complex, hardware-focused environments and a background partnering with manufacturing and operations teams are essential.
- As Vice President of Test Engineering, you will define and lead the organization’s end-to-end test engineering strategy across development, qualification, and production
- This senior leadership role is responsible for building and scaling test organizations, infrastructure, and processes that support rapid iteration while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and reliability
- You will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure testing is a strategic enabler of scalability, operational excellence, and business objectives
- Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for test engineering across the full product and manufacturing lifecycle
- Build, lead, and scale multidisciplinary test engineering teams supporting development, integration, qualification, and production
- Establish and continuously improve standardized test methodologies, infrastructure, and best practices
- Oversee the design, deployment, and operation of test systems, facilities, automation, and data pipelines
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations leadership to align test strategy with program and business needs
### Benefits
- 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401k
- Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
- Flexible vacation policy- Extensive experience in test engineering, integration and test, manufacturing test, or related technical leadership roles
- Demonstrated success leading and scaling test organizations in complex, hardware-focused environments
- Experience with development, qualification, environmental, acceptance, and production testing of complex systems
- Proven ability to build scalable, data-driven test processes and infrastructure
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience supporting high-growth or rapidly scaling organizations
- Background partnering closely with manufacturing and operations teams
- Demonstrated ability to use test data to drive design, quality, and process improvements
- Experience mentoring senior technical leaders and developing organizational capability
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