Head of Hardware Engineering (OOJ - 24726) -Washington, DC - Hatch Global Search

Job Description

Manage team of hardware and firmware engineers. Track and communicate estimates, timelines, and status for hardware and related software development activities and release milestones. Recommend and help define and implement the hardware and software development lifecycle processes and tools.

As the Head of Hardware you will be taking embedded products from concept to production. You will be leading teams of 30+ multi-disciplinary engineers in the process as well as coordinating with supply chain, outside vendors and contractors to make sure the product production is complete!

Qualifications

100% on-site position in Clarksburg, MD

U.S. CITIZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS ONLY FOR THIS ROLE!!!

Required experience:

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in the field of Robotics, Computer Science, or Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of leadership experience with teams of 20+ engineers including electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and firmware/embedded engineers
• Experience driving the development of products from the prototyping phase to large-scale production
• Experience managing the hardware and software product development cycle for embedded products that are required to withstand the outside elements
• Experience working with cross-functional groups (supply chain, production, field operations/support, hardware/software/mechanical/electrical/integration/test/safety engineers) throughout the entire product development life cycle to ensure that final products meet the requirements/objectives and the product can be effectively released to production and field support.
• Familiarity supervising engineers working with Linux (Ubuntu) or other POSIX and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) (NuttX, QNX, and/or VxWorks, specifically)
• Experience reading schematics and basic electronics, as well as understanding hardware documentation for the purposes of writing drivers.

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Why is This a Great Opportunity

Opportunity to work on bleeding edge technology!