Robertshaw · 2 weeks ago
R&D Engineering Manager - Electronics
Itasca, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
7+ years expRobertshaw is a private equity-owned global design, engineering, and manufacturing company specializing in advanced flow control components and systems. The R&D Engineering Manager will lead the electronics R&D engineering team in developing new hardware and software controls for residential and commercial appliances and electric vehicles, while managing staff and ensuring effective communication with customers.
ElectronicsManufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead the electronics R&D engineering team in developing new hardware and software controls used within residential and commercial appliances and electric vehicles
Manage hardware and software staff, performing staff assessments, coaching through technical challenges, and motivating the team to deliver innovative controls solutions
Directly involved with hardware design activities including contributing to design work, leading team in design best-practices, and guiding the sustaining engineering team as needed
Line manager for the software developers and support the software technical leads as needed
Guide the team in clear and appropriate communication with customers during project development and field troubleshooting meetings
Work closely with product management to quote project resource effort, timeline, and BOM cost for new opportunities and sustaining engineering updates
Qualification
Required
Minimum 7 years of hardware product development experience
Minimum 2 years as an engineering manager or team lead with direct staff management experience
Strong aptitude for leadership and motivating team in collaborating across multiple worksites
Solid understanding of electronics systems, sub-systems, circuits, and components. Technical leader for team, making decisions for electronics design and test as well as decisions for cost and performance tradeoff
Experience designing for high-volume manufacturing to ensure designs consider DFM, testability, sustainability, and sourcing needs
Experience leading RCA/EDA analysis and presenting appropriate information to customers
Experience leading DFMEA failure mode analysis
Ability to manage department staff time and prioritize work across multiple projects
Excellent organizational and verbal/written communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Preferred
Schematic and PCB CAD tools experience
Software or Firmware development or project management experience
Lean Six Sigma green belt certification
Graduate coursework is desirable
Company
Robertshaw
Robertshaw is a leading designer, engineer and manufacturer of product solutions to the white goods industry.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-01-05Acquired
Leadership Team
John Hewitt
Chief Executive Officer
David Gordon
Chief Financial Officer
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