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OnLogic · 17 hours ago

Director, Electrical Engineering

South Burlington, VT

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $210K/yr

10+ years exp

OnLogic is a company that designs and manufactures specialized computers and hardware solutions for various industries. As the Director of the Electrical Engineering Team, you will oversee the development of motherboards and ensure product designs meet all requirements, while managing a diverse team of engineers.

ComputerHardwareIndustrial

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Providing Electrical Hardware Leadership: Architect and drive the end-to-end electrical system design for embedded industrial products, leading the product development cycle from concept through manufacturing. This involves approving schematic capture, complex multi-layer PCB stack-up and routing strategies, and defining the Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) and signal integrity requirements for x86 and ARM platforms

Facilitating Firmware/BIOS Interface: Regularly interface with the Firmware and BIOS development teams to ensure hardware designs meet all necessary low-level requirements. You will define and coordinate the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) pinouts, power sequencing, and debug interfaces (e.g., JTAG, SPI) to guarantee successful platform bring-up and validation

Driving Global Design Synergy: Lead cross-functional collaboration with hardware engineering centers in the US and Asia. You will define, enforce, and audit cohesive electrical design methodologies, component selection standards, and hardware validation procedures (e.g., thermal, EMI/EMC) to ensure globally consistent product quality and reliable time-to-market delivery

Overseeing Project Execution & Optimization: Proactively manage and refine project execution schedules for multiple parallel hardware designs. You will utilize data-driven metrics to identify process bottlenecks and implement Agile/Scrum improvements to enhance the hardware engineering team's efficiency and predictability

Resolving Critical Hardware Roadblocks: Act as the top-tier technical escalation point for hardware-related issues, synthesizing input from the mechanical, manufacturing, and FW/BIOS teams. You will identify creative, resource-effective solutions to maintain critical product commitments and mitigate risks associated with component obsolescence or design challenges

Mentoring and Developing Engineering Talent: Actively manage the performance, career trajectory, and continuous skill growth of a diverse team of electrical and hardware design engineers. You will conduct regular 1:1 sessions, assign stretch projects, and foster a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence and innovation

Strategic Resource Management: Develop, forecast, and manage operational engineering budgets, including capital expenditure for specialized lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers) and resource allocation for external contract design services (e.g., PCB layout specialists)

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringEmbedded Systems DesignHigh-Speed Circuit DesignPCB DesignTechnical Project ManagementAgile/Scrum MethodologiesBudget ManagementAnalytical SkillsGlobal CollaborationTeam LeadershipProblem Solving

Required

A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience in Electrical Engineering, specifically in the design and development of complex embedded industrial PC systems (x86 and/or ARM architecture)

Proven track record of technically leading electrical hardware teams through the full product lifecycle

Expert-level familiarity with designing and validating electrical circuits optimized for high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., PCIe, DDR, USB 3.x/4.0, high-speed networking)

Demonstrated expertise in multi-layer PCB stack-up and routing methodologies for signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI)

Direct experience with specifying and implementing complex power management integrated circuits (PMIC), thermal dissipation strategies, and ensuring EMI/EMC compliance

Strong technical understanding of the hardware/firmware interface, including defining power sequencing, JTAG/debug headers, and SoC pin-multiplexing requirements necessary for successful platform bring-up by the BIOS and Firmware teams

At least 3 years of experience in a direct people management role, specifically leading and mentoring electrical and hardware design engineering teams

Demonstrated ability to manage, coordinate, and ensure standardized design practices across geographically distributed engineering and manufacturing teams (e.g., US and Asia)

Experience in defining, implementing, and optimizing engineering processes (e.g., Agile/Scrum methodologies) to enhance product development efficiency, predictability, and on-time delivery

Proven capability in engineering resource planning, capacity forecasting, and managing operational and capital expenditure budgets for hardware development and lab equipment