RF/MICROWAVE ENGINEERING MANAGER

The ideal candidate will be a senior manager, with a MSEE and 5+ years of experience leading product development of RF/mm-W products.  They will have been involved in design and development for a “tier 1” company, developing high reliability and high quality products, using established best practices in their product development processes.

 

Functional management of a team of RF/mm-W hardware product design engineers

Planning and executing the hardware development portion of multiple concurrent RF/mm-W projects, from concept through production release (developing plans, schedules, and staffing assignments)

Ensuring that products are meeting requirements and are delivered on schedule 

Ensuring that product development teams follow established processes as well as championing the advancement of new processed and methods 

Providing technical expertise in all aspects of the hardware design process by actively participating in, mentoring others in, and guiding project teams through design reviews, specification reviews, simulation reviews, verification and test plans, vendor selections, and other technical process steps

Participating in the definition of the strategic direction of the RF/mm-W hardware department

Hiring, mentoring, and retaining engineering staff

Participating in cross-functional teams to develop architectures, systems designs, and specifications for products in the RF/mm-W roadmap

Maintaining a collaborative cross-functional working environment with the product management office, manufacturing and new product introduction, and other engineering disciplines such as software, mechanical, and systems engineering

 

MSEE preferred/BSEE required

10+ years of experience in hand-on design and development of AC and RF products from DC to 20 GHz

Proven track record of delivering complex RF/mm-W designs to manufacturing and product availability, with end to end development cycle ownership

Demonstrated experience in the development of board level (PCB) based products involving disciplines such as PCB CAD, mechanical engineering, connectors and cables, system level calibration, and software development

Strong project management skills, PMP certification a plus

Strong understanding of state of the art technologies and practices for designing circuits, modules, and systems up to 20 GHz

Strong people and team management skills, with direct experience in functional management of 5 or more staff members

Must be a highly effective communicator