Hardware Engineering Manager

Purpose of the role

To manage and lead the Hardware Engineering Team for:

• The hardware design and development of electronics hardware in-line with Flusso’s product roadmap and to meet the requirements of customer design-in projects
• Provide a hands-on contribution to:
• Specification of Hardware designs and Software/Firmware interfaces from Systems Requirements
• Hardware design and development
• Debugging hardware/firmware platforms
• Development of in-house test firmware/software

Occasional international travel (Europe, US and Asia) will be required for working with customers and business partners. Typically trip duration will be a few days to a week.

Responsibilities

Line management and leadership of the Hardware Engineering Group

• Manage a team ofHardware design engineers and Electronics assembly and test technicians
• Managing priorities and workloads of reports within the context of company requirements
• Regular meetings with reports to ensure communication, performance and mentoring needs are met and perform annual performance reviews
• Team leadership and contribution to the Management Team
• Responsibility for the CAD tool flow and management and introduction of appropriate hardware processes

Hardware Design

• Ensuring that specifications for design work is sufficient and approved
• Especially interfaces to Mechanical components and Firmware
• Manage hardware design and development including:
• Designs are complete, documented, reviewed and manufactured to the applicable Flusso and external standards (e.g. safety, EMC)
• In-house sensor test platforms
• Interface adapters (USB-I2C, USB-CAN etc.)
• Sensor electronics modules (for in-house use, products and evaluation kits)
• Mechanical fixtures for Electronic Hardware
• PCB and PCBA manufacture at service providers
• Managing and Communicating design status
• Contributing to Hardware Design work and bring-up at the system level and providing Firmware support where required.
• Contributing to the selection and management of external contract manufacturers and transition of designs to volume manufacturing.

Manage the electronics engineering lab

• Lab facility layout, organisation and capability to meet the business’s needs
• Equipment maintenance, Health and Safety and waste management
• Managing component and material stocks

General

• Ensure compliance to Flusso’s ISO9001 & 14001 certifications and Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Peer review of reports and documentation

Qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience

A bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science subject is a prerequisite.

Essential knowledge, skills & experience:

• Background as a hardware engineer with experience of digital and analogue design.  Competent with schematic capture and layout CAD tools (and their libraries) and liaising with PCB fabrication and assembly houses to ensure successful builds.
• Line management leadership of a hardware engineering group
• Development within a quality management system using appropriate documentation and design/source control tools
• Project planning and execution
• Effective collaboration with other Engineering groups, especially firmware and any mechanical design.
• Working with customers and effective collaboration with colleagues in Sales and Marketing
• Design of high volume, cost-sensitive products and liaison with contract manufacturers

Would be a distinct advantage:

• Developing hardware for sensor products and understanding the firmware required to support them
• Familiarity with sensor testing methods and the support infrastructure required
• Development of products for Automotive, Medical or safety-critical applications.

• Base salary
• Bonus (% of base salary) based on company and personal performance
• Workplace pension contribution 3% of full base salary (we can trade with salary level for higher)
• Bupa Cash Plan Level 3 (employee only)
• Private Medical insurance with cover for spouse/partner and dependent children
• Group Life Insurance covers up to 4 x salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (adjusted for part time roles)
• Support for relocation (loan discharged over two years service)