Senior Lab Manager - KCN Dầu Giây

• Lead test laboratory operations and product validation activities from product design through mass production.
• Ensure testing quality, laboratory safety, regulatory compliance, resource and equipment readiness, and on-time support for all projects.
• Oversee the planning, establishment, and expansion of laboratory facilities and testing capabilities.
• Key Responsibilities
• Lead laboratory testing, validation, reliability, and regulatory activities.
• Manage laboratory capacity, priorities, equipment, fixtures, and schedules.
• Lead and develop a team of approximately 15 engineers and 30 technicians.
• Review test plans, specifications, standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure accurate, consistent, and timely execution of testing and reporting.
• Lead failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, calibration, safety, and compliance systems.
• Develop laboratory procedures, KPIs, budgets, and equipment investment plans.
• Support NPI, value engineering, localization, supplier development, production issues, and warranty investigations.
• Coordinate with global laboratories and cross-functional teams to standardize testing methods and best practices.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in product testing, validation, NPI, product development, or laboratory operations.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering or laboratory management experience.
• Experience with complex electromechanical or consumer products.
• Strong knowledge of reliability testing, performance testing, failure analysis, and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of UL, CSA, IEC, ISO, CE, or equivalent standards.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience with laboratory equipment, instrumentation, data acquisition, calibration, and test fixtures.
• Strong leadership, planning, communication, and project-management skills.
• Independent, hands-on, self-driven, and results-oriented.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Leadership Competencies Required
• Leadership and people development.
• Communication and teamwork.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Ownership, responsibility, and urgency.
• Operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Functional Competencies Required
• Product testing, validation, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Laboratory planning, capacity management, and equipment control.
• Failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and technical risk assessment.
• Test procedures, reporting, calibration, and data analysis.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, and technical standards.