Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering
EBR Systems•Santa Clara, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering is responsible for how EBR's electronics integrate with firmware and software into a single system. This role ensures that our electrical designs are clear, scalable, and well-integrated, both for current products and future generations. The Senior Manager leads junior and senior technical staff, sets system architecture direction, and works closely with Firmware, Software, Mechanical, Program Management, Product Support, and Quality/Regulatory. The role balances delivering today's products with building a strong technical foundation for the future.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field required.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in electrical or firmware engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience directly managing engineering teams.
- Experience defining and governing system architecture in complex embedded hardware–software products.
- Experience working in regulated product development environments (medical device experience preferred).
- Equivalent combinations of education and professional experience will be considered.
- Deep understanding of system architecture across electrical and firmware domains.
- Ability to balance long-term technical strategy with near-term execution realities.
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience with common platform-based architectures and multi-generation technology roadmaps.
- Strong ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and guide architectural decision-making.
- Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to scale teams and develop technical leaders.
- Strong cross-functional and executive communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of ISO 13485, QMSR, design controls, and risk management frameworks preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for electrical engineering (EE) team, including junior engineers and senior technical leaders.
- Scale EE capability through delegation, architectural empowerment, and modern engineering practices.
- Maintain technical engagement to inform leadership decisions without becoming a bottleneck to execution.
- Identify and prioritize technical debt in EE domain.
- Align EE DDF/DHF with lean QMSR expectations under ISO13485.
- Partner with systems and firmware development to define system partitioning and interface boundaries.
- Resolve cross-domain technical trade-offs in collaboration with firmware, software, and mechanical engineering.
- Manage projects to ensure architectural risks and trade-offs are visible in program plans and by key cross-functional stakeholders.
- Engage with Sustaining Engineering to ensure field learnings inform future electrical architecture.
- Support Sr. Directors in R&D in architectural resolution when system-level decisions impact product strategy.
- Directly manages technicians, junior engineers and senior technical leaders within electrical engineering.
- Indirectly leads multidisciplinary engineering teams through architectural leadership and technical governance.
- Responsible for performance management, talent development, and team scaling within EE domain.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
- Generous PTO
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at no cost for employee-only coverage
- 401(k) matching plan
- Paid Time Off – starting at 3 weeks per year
- Competitive salary with opportunities for career growth
- Employee stock options
- Life & AD&D and long-term disability insurance
- Education assistance
- Voluntary commuter benefits and pet insurance
- Weekly company lunches and occasional happy hour events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
