Director, Embedded Systems Engineering

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation•Hauppauge, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, a family-owned business for over 75 years, is seeking a highly talented, motivated, creative, and experienced engineering leader in embedded systems, specifically in Power Electronics, Power Management, and Digital Controls, encompassing development, testing, and validation. This role involves managing a team of seven embedded systems engineers, focusing on the design, development, implementation, testing, and documentation of complex firmware and software for high voltage power supplies. The position requires interfacing with global engineering teams and supporting business development and sales. Strong people management, coaching, mentoring, and a deep understanding of RTOS and bare-metal firmware are essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
15+ years of hands-on experience in product and technology development within the power conversion and management (power electronics) field.
Extensive knowledge of power electronics, power conversion, analog circuit design, and a strong understanding of magnetic design principles for both low and high voltage applications.
7+ years of experience leading an engineering team in a global company, ideally with direct exposure to a manufacturing environment.
Proven leadership abilities with a focus on both tactical and strategic business aspects.
Ability to identify and enhance the strengths of team members, providing coaching, motivation, and direction as needed.
Commitment to fostering high performance and an environment of open collaboration and teamwork.
Flexible, customer-focused orientation with an emphasis on successful and seamless project execution, as well as the strategic needs of the company.
Passionate about collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (sales and marketing, operations, quality, supply chain), customers, and other company teams to drive a continuous and strong focus on value creation.
Excellent project management skills and proficiency with engineering design and analysis tools in the fields of power conversion, power management, and digital and analog control.
Deep understanding of RTOS and bare-metal firmware.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high voltage X-ray power conversion technology is highly desired.

Responsibilities

Technical Oversight of all Embedded Systems development activities for all Spellman products and platforms and all associated R&D, including providing technical direction, workload management, prioritization, and day-to-day technical expertise.
Project planning for firmware/software development needs.
Oversight of all firmware and software design for sophisticated high voltage power supplies (HVPS), including languages such as C, Verilog, VHDL, Assembly, C#, VB6, Java, and WPF, as well as firmware development based on RTOS.
Interface with peers in the Engineering team to implement desired features as described in product and application requirements.
Oversight of the preparation of all technical documentation, such as circuit diagrams, manuals, technical reports, and release documentation.
Support the review and interpretation of internal/external customer requirements.
Oversee and improve the firmware and software release process, including the use of revision control systems such as Tortoise SVN.
Continuous research of the latest concepts in Embedded Systems development, including DSPs, MCUs, FPGAs, CPLDs, and SOMs.
Provide daily leadership, expertise, and coaching to the Embedded Systems/Digital engineering team.
Collaborate with the company’s global engineering, sales & marketing, operations, and quality teams to support common projects and overall company strategy.
Develop and implement Embedded Systems Engineering strategies for current and future product and technology development projects in alignment with the company’s overall objectives.
Foster an engineering culture of high performance, serving as a role model through leadership by example.
Lead the Embedded Systems Engineering team with a hands-on approach, focusing on project planning and management, risk assessment and mitigation, staff development, and customer satisfaction.
Execute product design and development projects using lean and risk management principles, covering new product and technology development as well as existing product sustainability, including performance, quality, reliability, and cost improvements.
Support the Sales & Marketing team and work directly with customers to identify product needs, application details, and product requirements, providing support and technical expertise to pre- and post-sales teams and application engineering professionals.
Align priorities and business needs with the Manufacturing and Quality departments, driving a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Plan and formulate engineering programs and organize project teams according to project requirements and priorities.
Engage in strategic discussions regarding products, markets, and technology/product road-mapping.
Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and applicable specifications, including industry standards and homologation requirements.
Lead and oversee product design reviews, approving design changes, specifications, and software/firmware releases in accordance with Spellman engineering product development processes.
Ensure timely project execution within the allotted budget.
Ensure compliance with all Spellman and other governing security regulations.