Manager, Electrical Test Engineering

GROW WITH US:

Tandem Diabetes Care creates new possibilities for people living with diabetes, their loved ones, and their healthcare providers through a positively different experience. We’d love for you to team up with us to “innovate every day,” put “people first,” and take a “no-shortcuts” approach that has propelled us to become a leader in the diabetes technology industry.

STAY AWESOME:

Tandem Diabetes Care is proud to manufacture and sell the t:slim X2 insulin pump with Control-IQ technology. We’re also so much more than that. Our company’s human-centered approach to design, development, and support delivers innovative products and services for people who use insulin. Since many of our own team members live with type 1 diabetes, or have a loved one impacted by diabetes, the work is personal, and we are committed to the cause. Learn more at tandemdiabetes.com.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

An Electrical Test Engineering Manager at Tandem Diabetes Care provides leadership for the Automated Test Engineering team. This role is responsible for all aspects of test engineering of test systems for electromechanical insulin pumps. A highly skilled senior team member responsible for the management, training, and leadership of individuals and teams to design, troubleshoot, document and test electronic components and systems in the Company’s medical devices. This individual contributes to both sustaining and new development efforts, including all aspects of new product introduction. This role is responsible for test development planning and execution for prototype, pilot, and production design transfer and for defining, managing, and reducing product costs throughout the life cycle of the product. This managerial role also supervises a team of engineers in support of supplier, process, process automation, failure analysis, and test engineering. This position will be on-site 5 days a week in our San Diego manufacturing facility. 

Electrical Test Engineering Managers at Tandem:

• Develop and define automated and manual assembly techniques, tooling, and contribute to electro/mechanical testing development to improve product manufacturability.
• Direct troubleshooting on disposable, mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems that either cause or potentially cause work stoppage and reduced throughput times.
  • Design and/or debugs manufacturing test fixtures for electro-mechanical and pneumatic subassemblies and trains manufacturing staff on use.
• Support operations with the creation of BOMs, work instructions, product costs, and metrics:
• Develop and update work instructions and bill of materials.
• Manage and releases change orders.
• Create and measure applicable Metrics, such as cost, schedule adherence, yield, etc.
• Responsible for meeting product cost targets and defining and implementing product cost activities.
• Initiate and implement continual process improvement activities through Kaizen events, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma designed to optimize process efficiency, reduce costs and lead-times.
• Participate in Sustaining Engineering activities, including design improvements in support of improved manufacturing and testing of company’s products.
• Develop internal verification requirements and/or validation protocols.
  • Performs V&V activities and documents findings as required.
• Responsible for IQ OQ PQs, including writing and executing protocols.
• Specify and/or validate test processes and equipment to be used by external suppliers and assist in reviewing Supplier Capability.
• Provide training and leadership to manufacturing personnel on procedure, process, and equipment changes.
• Working with the Quality and R&D groups, determine root cause thru failure investigation, and develop and implement corrective and preventive action, as required.
  • Tools include PFMECA, FMECA, DOE, Fault Tree analysis.
• Work closely with R&D and Design Engineering to aid in the transition of new products and processes to manufacturing:
  • Help develop production test plans, requirements and specifications.
  • Assist Operations, Manufacturing and Production leaders in Prototype Development Planning activities and pilot build activities.
• Develop and maintain an electrical design group that supports the company product goals, future and existing
• Play an active leadership role in the research and development of electronic components and systems for the Company’s medical devices, utilizing advanced knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.
• Plan, design, develop, modify, and evaluate electronic parts, components, integrated circuitry, mechanical systems, eq