Hardware Design Manager

About Company:

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the global innovator and leading solutions provider of 5G wireless transport. We help operators and other service providers worldwide increase operational efficiency and enhance end customers’ quality of experience with innovative wireless backhaul and fronthaul solutions.

Ceragon’s unique multicore technology and disaggregated approach to wireless transport provides highly reliable, fast to deploy, high-capacity wireless transport for 5G and 4G networks with minimal use of spectrum, power, real estate, and labour resources. We deliver a complete portfolio of turnkey end-to-end AI-based managed and professional services that ensure efficient network rollout and optimization to achieve the highest value for our customers. Our solutions are deployed by more than 400 service providers, as well as more than 800 private networks, in more than 140 countries.

About India Talent Centre:

India Talent Centre is a GCC which situated in Prestige Tech Park IV, Near Marathalli, Bangalore, which is serving as the 3rd HQ office for Ceragon Networks global, we have multiple teams here which includes IT, Global Operations & Support Services /NOC, Finance & FP&A as well as R&D.

Role Summary:

Experienced hardware engineering leader with a strong background in high-speed networking systems, PCB design, signal integrity, and hardware product development.

Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, deliver complex products from concept to production, and foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Team Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead a team of hardware design engineers by fostering a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
• Set clear team goals aligned with organizational objectives and business priorities.
• Provide technical leadership for the development of complex networking hardware platforms.
• Lead design reviews, architecture reviews, and root-cause investigations.
• Review schematics, PCB layout constraints, stack-ups, simulation results, and validation plans.
• Mentor engineers in advanced board design, signal integrity, power integrity, and system-level engineering.
• Own the hardware development lifecycle from concept through production release.
• Collaborate with system architects to translate product requirements into robust hardware solutions.
• Ensure a smooth transition from development to manufacturing.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including System Engineering, RF, Software, FPGA, Validation & Verification (V&V), and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Own hardware development schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives.
• Lead recruiting, onboarding, coaching, mentoring, and professional development of team members.
• Oversee laboratory activities, board bring-up, signal integrity measurements, and product validation efforts.
• Ensure comprehensive electrical, functional, thermal, and environmental testing.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of hardware failures and field issues.

Requirements

Education

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

· 10+ years of hardware development experience.

· 5+ years of engineering management or team leadership experience.

· Proven track record of delivering networking products from concept through production.

Mandatory Technical Expertise

· High-speed Ethernet switches, routers, High Speed PCB design, validation

· 100G Ethernet systems ,PCIe,PAM4 based SerDes technology

· Timing ,synchronization, and clock distribution systems.

· DDR memory subsystem design and optimization,.

· Power distribution network (PDN) architecture and design.

· Hardware debugging and root-cause analysis.

· Manufacturing support and product sustainment.

· Signal integrity (SI) and Power Integrity ( PI ) analysis and review

Management Experience

· Direct management of hardware development teams.

· Experience managing teams of at least four engineers.

· Resource planning, project execution, and performance management.

· Strong coaching, mentoring, and team-building skills.

Global Engineering Experience

· Experience working within multinational engineering organizations.

· Direct collaboration with engineering teams across the United States, Israel, Europe, and Asia.

· Experience managing projects involving geographically distributed teams.

What we can offer:

1. Hybrid Work Model: 3 days from office 2 days from Home

2. Global Team Exposure and a rewarding career

3. State of the art office

4. MNC standard Package & Benefits