Hardware Engineering Manager

Location: Austin, TX
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Model: On-Site / Austin-based
Experience: 10+ years
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Relocation Assistance: Available
Travel: Occasional travel may be required
Security Clearance: Not Required
 

About the Organization

Our client is a leading global technology and electronic test and measurement organization serving customers across communications, networking, semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, and other advanced technology industries.

The organization develops innovative solutions spanning electronic design, simulation, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and optimization. Its engineering teams work on sophisticated technology platforms that combine high-speed networking, advanced computing, and FPGA resources.

With a strong focus on technology innovation and product development, the organization provides engineers and technical leaders with the opportunity to work on complex, next-generation platforms used by customers around the world. The company promotes a collaborative, inclusive, and innovation-driven culture where cross-functional teams work together to solve challenging engineering problems.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, and productization of advanced hardware platforms.

The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for developing next-generation hardware solutions that combine high-speed networking, computing, and FPGA technologies.

This position will oversee the complete hardware development lifecycle, from system architecture and design through validation, production release, and sustaining engineering.

The ideal candidate will be both a strong technical hardware engineer and an experienced people leader with a background in high-speed networking equipment, embedded computing platforms, PCB design, signal integrity, EMC, and complex hardware product development.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware Engineering Leadership

• Lead all phases of hardware development from system architecture through production release.

• Establish technical direction and contribute to the development of next-generation hardware platforms.

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of hardware, mechanical, and ECAD engineers.

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, coaching, and career development to engineering team members.

• Establish engineering priorities, schedules, development plans, and technical objectives.

• Drive design quality, product reliability, and successful product launches.

• Support future product generations and technology roadmaps.

Hardware Design & Development

• Lead the design and development of complex hardware platforms for high-speed networking and computing applications.

• Participate in system architecture, hardware design reviews, prototyping, validation, and product qualification.

• Oversee board-level design and development activities.

• Apply knowledge of high-speed signal integrity and PCB design practices.

• Review PCB stackups, materials, and board construction for high-speed applications.

• Support hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, and production readiness.

• Ensure hardware designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance requirements.

High-Speed Networking & Embedded Platforms

• Lead development of hardware platforms incorporating high-speed networking, advanced processors, embedded computing, and FPGA resources.

• Support architecture and design decisions involving high-performance processors and embedded platforms.

• Evaluate hardware performance and identify opportunities for design improvements.

• Work with engineering teams to resolve complex hardware issues.

• Contribute to the technical direction of future networking and computing platforms.

Signal Integrity & EMC

• Apply practical knowledge of high-speed signal integrity concepts and design practices.

• Review and resolve signal integrity issues affecting hardware performance.

• Support EMC/EMI design and compliance activities.

• Investigate and resolve EMC non-compliance issues during development and validation.

• Collaborate with compliance and test engineering teams to ensure products meet applicable requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Program Management, FPGA/RTL, Software, Mechanical Engineering, ECAD, Compliance, Manufacturing, and other engineering teams.

• Coordinate hardware development activities across multiple engineering disciplines.

• Communicate technical risks, schedules, priorities, and development status to stakeholders.

• Support design reviews and cross-functional problem-solving activities.

• Assist with external OEM and technology partner relationships as required.

Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering

• Support transition of new hardware products into manufacturing.

• Work with manufacturing teams to improve production yields, quality, and reliability.

• Support sustaining engineering activities for existing products.

• Identify and implement design changes to improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.

• Assist with production issues, engineering changes, and product improvements.

Team Management & Development

• Lead, develop, and motivate a diverse engineering team.

• Establish performance expectations and provide regular feedback.

• Identify training and development opportunities for team members.

• Build a collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

• Recruit and develop engineering talent as needed.

• Encourage knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

• 10+ years of relevant hardware engineering experience.

• Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams.

• Experience leading hardware development from architecture through production release.

• Strong experience with the design, development, and productization of computer networking equipment.

• Experience with high-speed networking hardware.

• Strong understanding of high-speed signal integrity concepts and practices.

• Experience with EMC/EMI design techniques and resolving EMC compliance issues.

• Experience with high-performance processors and embedded platforms.

• Knowledge of PCB stackups and PCB material selection.

• Strong board design/layout knowledge.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA-based hardware platforms.

• Experience with high-speed networking architectures.

• Experience with advanced embedded computing platforms.

• Experience with high-speed PCB and SerDes technologies.

• Experience with signal integrity and power integrity analysis.

• Experience with hardware productization and new product introduction.

• Experience working with OEMs or external technology partners.

• Experience supporting manufacturing yield improvement.

• Experience in sustaining engineering and engineering change management.

• Experience working with multidisciplinary hardware engineering teams.

Key Technical Skills

• Hardware Engineering

• Board Design / Layout

• High-Speed Networking

• High-Speed Signal Integrity

• EMC / EMI

• PCB Stackups

• PCB Materials

• Embedded Platforms

• High-Performance Processors

• FPGA-Based Systems

• Hardware Architecture

• Product Development

• Manufacturing / NPI

• Sustaining Engineering

• Engineering Team Management

Work Environment

This is an Austin-based engineering leadership position requiring regular collaboration with hardware, software, manufacturing, compliance, and other technical teams.

The role may involve occasional travel for business, engineering collaboration, supplier/OEM activities, or other company requirements.

Compensation & Benefits

The position offers a competitive compensation package based on experience, education, technical expertise, and overall qualifications.

Eligible employees may receive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life and disability insurance

• 401(k) plan

• Flexible time off

• Paid holidays

• Paid family leave

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee stock purchase opportunities

• Additional employee discounts and benefits

• Bonus eligibility

• Relocation assistance

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Hardware Engineering Manager who combines strong technical expertise with proven people-management experience.

The strongest candidates will have a background in high-speed networking hardware, complex computer/embedded platforms, board-level design, signal integrity, EMC, PCB architecture, and full product development lifecycle management.

The candidate should be comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams while remaining technically engaged in architecture, design reviews, troubleshooting, productization, manufacturing support, and sustaining engineering.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced hardware engineering leader to help shape next-generation high-speed networking and computing platforms while leading a talented multidisciplinary engineering organization.