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Opportunity Overview
The Sr Leader of Digital Hardware Product Design will be based in Minnesota and report to the Senior Director of Hardware Product Engineering. They will guide the development and delivery of Digital test instruments for semiconductor test and characterization. The role encompasses leading an organization in the specification, systems, architecture, circuit design, and product development of complex high speed digital instruments products.
The person that fills this role will oversee a team of hardware managers and engineers. They will work cross functionally with software, mechanical and manufacturing engineering to design high quality / state of the art test and measurement instruments and systems. As a member of the hardware management team, this person will interact with other leaders and drive activities to further engineering innovation, process and methods across the Semiconductor Test Division.
The position will be accountable for the following:
- Leadership of a team of managers and individuals responsible for the development of digital test instruments
- Involvement with all phases of product development: roadmaps, architecture, systems design, product design and verification to production release
- Hiring, mentoring, and retaining engineering staff
- Ensuring the staffing, skill and capacity is in place to execute on commitments
- Ownership of the strategic direction of the digital hardware development
- Ensuring products meet requirements and are on schedule
- Driving state of the art development methods, tools and processes
- Participation and oversight in the definition of roadmaps, new system concepts and designs. Engagement with customers of digital products
- Engagement with internal teams and industry for timely, differentiated and cost-conscious technology development needed for differentiated product developments (ex. custom ASIC and ASSP).
- Drive and maintain high-level engineering relationships with development partners
- Negotiating deliverables with customers and key partners
- Ensuring, maintaining and furthering the product development processes as well as championing the advancement of new processes and methods
- Maintaining a collaborative cross-functional working environment with the product management office, manufacturing, new product introduction, and other engineering disciplines such as software, mechanical, and systems engineering.
- Engagement as part of the hardware management team to further the hardware product engineering team
All About You
The ideal candidate will be a senior manager with 10+ years of experience leading product development of digital instrument products. They will have been involved in design and development for a “tier 1” company, developing high reliability and high quality products, using state of the art methods and best practices in the product development processes.
- MSEE preferred/BSEE required
- 10+ years of experience as a manager for the development of digital and analog circuit design, ideally for test equipment applications.
- Familiarity and design involvement using high speed (Gbps) technologies and interfaces, complex FPGAs, ASSP and custom ASICs, power management and POL, high speed signal integrity and complex PCBs (1000s of components, 28+ layers)
- Proven track record of delivering complex designs to manufacturing and product availability, with end-to-end development cycle ownership
- Experience with disciplines including PCB CAD, FPGA, mechanical engineering, connectors and cables, system level calibrations, and software development
- Experience in technical oversight of vendors and contractors
- Strong project management skills, PMP certification a plus
- Strong understanding of state-of-the-art technologies and practices for designing circuits, and modules.
- Strong people and team management skills, with direct experience in functional management of multiple levels (managers and ICs). Management of remote teams or locations.
Leadership and Personal
- Strong desire and concern to inspire and motivate others, communicating vision and direction, creating a shared understanding and setting goals
- Willingness and ability to make bold moves to achieve objectives.
- Skill in defining, directing and managing change
- Ability to set clear direction and priorities
- Ability to react quickly and work with others to collaboratively solve problems
- Ability to organize activities and guide others to meet business objectives
- Skill in building teams of star performers and retaining top notch talent
- Skill in building and working within a highly collaborative environment
- Must be a highly effective communicator
- Ability to travel as required
Benefits:
Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. Please click here to see details.
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