Hardware Engineering Manager – High-Speed Networking & Embedded Systems

Umanist Staffing•Austin, TX

17h

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, and productization of advanced hardware platforms. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for developing next-generation hardware solutions that combine high-speed networking, computing, and FPGA technologies. This position will oversee the complete hardware development lifecycle, from system architecture and design through validation, production release, and sustaining engineering. The ideal candidate will be both a strong technical hardware engineer and an experienced people leader with a background in high-speed networking equipment, embedded computing platforms, PCB design, signal integrity, EMC, and complex hardware product development.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
10+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams.
Experience leading hardware development from architecture through production release.
Strong experience with the design, development, and productization of computer networking equipment.
Experience with high-speed networking hardware.
Strong understanding of high-speed signal integrity concepts and practices.
Experience with EMC/EMI design techniques and resolving EMC compliance issues.
Experience with high-performance processors and embedded platforms.
Knowledge of PCB stackups and PCB material selection.
Strong board design/layout knowledge.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with FPGA-based hardware platforms.
Experience with high-speed networking architectures.
Experience with advanced embedded computing platforms.
Experience with high-speed PCB and SerDes technologies.
Experience with signal integrity and power integrity analysis.
Experience with hardware productization and new product introduction.
Experience working with OEMs or external technology partners.
Experience supporting manufacturing yield improvement.
Experience in sustaining engineering and engineering change management.
Experience working with multidisciplinary hardware engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead all phases of hardware development from system architecture through production release.
Establish technical direction and contribute to the development of next-generation hardware platforms.
Lead a multidisciplinary team of hardware, mechanical, and ECAD engineers.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring, coaching, and career development to engineering team members.
Establish engineering priorities, schedules, development plans, and technical objectives.
Drive design quality, product reliability, and successful product launches.
Support future product generations and technology roadmaps.
Lead the design and development of complex hardware platforms for high-speed networking and computing applications.
Participate in system architecture, hardware design reviews, prototyping, validation, and product qualification.
Oversee board-level design and development activities.
Apply knowledge of high-speed signal integrity and PCB design practices.
Review PCB stackups, materials, and board construction for high-speed applications.
Support hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, and production readiness.
Ensure hardware designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance requirements.