Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Engineering Manager to establish and lead a new engineering function for our growing software organization as we build out our product design and production capabilities.

The Engineering Manager will be responsible for building and leading Engineering team and will be responsible for seamless transition of R&D prototypes into manufacturing, ensuring quality, manufacturability, testability and cost-effectiveness throughout product lifecycle. This individual will play a key role in collaborating with R&D, quality, supply chain, and our contract manufacturers to deliver high-quality products within time to market efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• R&D Transfer & Manufacturability:
• Lead the process of transferring product prototypes from R&D to mass production, ensuring all necessary documentation, specifications, and processes are in place.
• Collaborate with R&D on functionality and manufacturability of new products, providing engineering support. (DFM/DFA)
• Product Engineering & Lifecycle Management:
• Build engineering team, own all engineering aspects of products from prototype hand-off through mass production and end-of-life.
• Manage / partner with RD for component selections / component engineering to meet the applicable standards
• Maintain engineering documentation, including schematics, layouts, mechanical designs, and test procedures, manage Eng changes throughout product lifecycle (ECO/MCO/DA)
• Manage Approved Vendor List (AVL) for all products
• Responsible for product quality, and quality within operations, RD on ongoing product quality and reliability 
• Manufacturing & Supplier Support:
• Support contract manufacturers (CMs), troubleshooting production issues, and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate with CMs on process optimization, yield improvements, and failure analysis
• Establishing and support ATE (JTAG, FT, ICT) within production assembly lines
• Team Leadership & Development:
• Build and mentor a team of product engineers as the organization grows.
• Establish the best practices and engineering processes for product development, transfer, and lifecycle management.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical / computer engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years’ experience in engineering in companies with hardware products (communications, is advantage) working closely with development teams.
• Proven experience as engineering manager.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes for electronic and mechanical assemblies, preferably experience in PCBA and SMT assembly
• Proven experience with successfully transitioning NPI products from R&D to mass production
• Deep understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Testability (DFT) principles.
• Proven responsibility for product quality, familiar with quality processes (CAPA, 8D,RCA)
• Experience in BOM management, configuration control, AVL, engineering change (ECO/MCO/DA) processes familiar with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems / Agile or others.
• Knowledge / familiar with ATE Testers (ICT/JTAG/FT)
• Background / Knowledge in component engineering
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach to root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and external partners.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Experience for building engineering team from scratch is an advantage.