Electrical Engineering Manager

INFICON•Syracuse, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

INFICON is seeking an experienced people leader and Electrical Engineering Manager to lead their Electrical Engineering team in Syracuse, NY. This team designs the precision electronics for INFICON's sensor and instrumentation products, covering high-precision analog circuits, digital systems, RF electronics, power supplies, PCB layout, component selection, and prototype testing. The role involves leading and mentoring engineers, fostering a positive team culture, providing technical guidance, and driving lean product discovery. The manager will also stay current with emerging technologies, including AI tools, and help the team evaluate their impact on workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
7+ years of experience in electronics engineering
2+ years in a leadership or senior technical lead role
Hands-on experience in analog and digital circuit design, RF design, and/or high-precision measurement
Experience taking products from concept through production and maintaining the product lifecycle
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with precision analog electronics design
Curiosity about what's beyond electronics: You are excited about working with physicists, chemists, materials scientists, software and mechanical engineers to bring a product vision to life.
A genuine passion for developing people as professionals and future leaders, not just technically.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of electrical engineers spanning analog, digital, power, and RF design.
Build individual development plans with every team member and support their growth on either the professional engineering or the leadership career track.
Foster psychological safety, a growth mindset, and a culture where experimentation, including experiments that don't work out, is celebrated.
Conduct regular 1:1s, give meaningful feedback, and champion your team's professional development across the organization.
Provide hands-on technical guidance in high-precision analog design, digital electronics, RF systems, signal processing, precision power supplies, embedded systems, PCB layout, and compliance.
Review and approve engineering designs, test plans, and documentation.
Champion a lean, hypothesis-driven approach: build breadboard MVPs, get them into customers' hands, validate assumptions, and iterate.
Drive Agile practices (Scrum or Kanban) and communicate effectively across hardware, software, mechanical, and product functions.
Stay current with emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, new component technologies, and design methodologies, and help the team evaluate how they could change how we work.