Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer.
Define and drive the manufacturing test architecture for AI server platforms and datacenter infrastructure.
About the role
This role leads the development and execution of the end-to-end manufacturing test strategy for AI server platforms and datacenter infrastructure. This involves defining and driving the manufacturing test architecture from L6 board assembly through L11 rack-level integration and final system validation.
What you'll do
- Define and own the end-to-end manufacturing test strategy from L6 board assembly through L11 rack integration.
- Develop standardized manufacturing test methodologies that optimize quality, throughput, cost of test, and scalability.
- Lead Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews.
- Serve as the primary technical interface with JDM partners for manufacturing test strategy, implementation, and production readiness.
- Define the manufacturing test infrastructure required to support high-volume production.
- Define and monitor key manufacturing metrics, including First Pass Yield (FPY), retest rate, manufacturing escapes, test cycle time, and throughput.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering, production engineering, or hardware manufacturing.
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, including leading and developing technical teams.
- Experience supporting high-volume server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure manufacturing.
- Proven experience developing manufacturing test strategies from board-level (L6) through rack-level (L11) manufacturing.
- Extensive experience working with JDM, ODM, or contract manufacturing partners.
- Strong expertise in ICT and MDA, Board Functional Test, System and Rack-Level Manufacturing Test, Manufacturing diagnostics, Linux-based manufacturing environments, and Automated manufacturing test systems.
- Experience defining manufacturing test infrastructure, fixture requirements, and production capacity planning.
- Strong understanding of server hardware architecture, firmware, BIOS/BMC, networking, and power systems.
- Demonstrated success improving yield, reducing manufacturing escapes, and driving structured root cause analysis.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience supporting hyperscale cloud or AI infrastructure manufacturing.
- Experience with Python or Bash scripting for manufacturing automation.
- Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), factory analytics, and statistical process control.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification.
Skills: manufacturing test strategy, factory test infrastructure, DFM, ICT and MDA, First Pass Yield
This role has been open 73 days — well above the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2514
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Graphcore | All employers we track in this specialty (2514 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 2514 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 8 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 53 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: manufacturing test strategy, factory test infrastructure, DFM, ICT and MDA, First Pass Yield
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 396 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 252 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 225 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 58 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 2514 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.