Manager, Systems Engineering

Hach•Loveland, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Hach, a Veralto company, the mission is to ensure water quality for people around the world, with a founding vision to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. The company achieves this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions. As part of the Veralto network, team members contribute to a unique work environment where they can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, while also fostering professional development and career growth. Motivated by climate change and global health, Hach is working within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of water and the environment. The Manager, Systems Engineering reports to the Senior Manager, Product Development Engineering, and plays a pivotal role in guiding a cross-functional team of System Engineers, Optics Engineers, and Data Scientists. This role is responsible for delivering customer-focused Hach products, encompassing both new product development and ongoing product sustainment, ensuring all performance, quality, and reliability standards are met. This position is part of the Product Development Engineering team located in Loveland, Colorado, and will be on-site.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field
10+ years of progressively responsible experience in product development
3+ years of experience in system engineering V-model product development structure
Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary new product development engineering efforts from definition to release and sustainment
Experience serving in a high-impact project leadership role

Nice To Haves

Experience with optics / opto-electronics is a plus
Awareness in applying machine learning (ML) to hardware, instrumentation, or test data is a plus

Responsibilities

Leading a team of system-level engineering leaders through execution and technical excellence in both new product development and sustaining
Driving strategic initiatives to adapt to evolving technologies and business needs
Collaborating with cross-functional leadership on new product development and sustaining projects and implementation of best practices
Identifying and resolving complex issues within the broad product development organization, proactively updating or modifying work methods when necessary
Ensuring thoughtful use of established product development processes
Collaborating with the Hach Global R&D community on continuous improvement efforts
Establishing individual and team objectives in collaboration with R&D leadership