Manager, Electrical Hardware Engineering

Job Summary:
The Electrical Hardware Engineering Manager is responsible for the successful execution of hardware development for innovative, leading-edge medical diagnostics technologies involving diverse clients and applications. This role blends management and technical contribution skill sets into an exciting career opportunity. The ideal candidate will manage a small team of hardware engineers and technicians while providing technical knowledge and engineering design services to a variety of client projects.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage an electrical hardware development team of 5 to 8 people

Develop and utilize the talents of personnel to accomplish company goals
Review the job performance of the development team personnel
Ensure promotion, transfers, terminations, and compensation changes are acted upon where warranted
Ensure effective communication with other functions and departments to obtain all cooperation and support required for the success of assigned programs

Provide technical leadership over complex, major design & development projects
Design, implement, and deliver high-quality, robust embedded electrical designs for the business
Create, maintain, and review technical documents and reports including performance specifications, electrical designs, schematics and drawings
Drive electrical requirements with other members of the engineering team as appropriate and proactively work to integrate with system requirements
Plan, lead, or conduct experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of breadboards, prototypes, or products, and then translate experimental results into design criteria
Specify the design of cables and cable harness assemblies
Utilize electronic design tools such as schematic capture and PCB layout to design PCBAs
Engage with service bureaus and suppliers on PCB layout, fabrication and assembly
Ensure component reliability based on technical evaluation of suppliers’ specifications and designs
Utilize electrical engineering best practices including Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) and Design-for-Test (DFT)
Work cooperatively across all engineering disciplines, such as software, systems, electrical, and mechanical, as well as non-engineering team members, such as Project Management, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support, to deliver projects on time and on budget
Prepare project requests detailing proposed engineering work costs and product timetable
Be responsible for application engineering support to customers, and assist in troubleshooting customer application problems
Provide technical presentation support and consultation to marketing
Represent the company in customer communications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline (a master’s degree is preferred) with at least 10 years of experience in electrical engineering, electronic design, and development
Diversified knowledge of engineering theories, concepts, principles, practices, and processes, including in one or more areas of advanced technical expertise
Creativity and originality sufficient to contribute to new inventions, designs, or techniques that are of material significance in the solution of important problems
Demonstrated leadership and management skills are essential, 1-3+ years of experience preferred
Expertise with schematic and PCB designs using mixed digital and analog circuits for electromechanical systems, including stepper and servo motors
Proficiency with cable designs and programmable logic (FPGA and VDHL) preferred
Previous experience with design for medical devices preferred
Familiarity with the design of test equipment and fixtures preferred

Skills and Abilities:

Must be self-motivated and be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Needs to be creative/innovative, think on your feet, & work well under pressure and deadlines

Strong communication and teamwork skills, including written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, organizational, and conflict resolution skills

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