Senior Manager of Design Engineering

Description

MiniCircuits designs manufactures and distributes integrated circuits modules and subsystems for highperformance radio frequency (RF) and microwave design sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries MiniCircuits products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection measurement and imaging applications including military communication guidance and electronic countermeasure systems commercial scientific military land sea and aircraft; automotive systems medical systems and industrial test equipment.

MiniCircuits sells its products to over 20000 customers globally through our direct sales force applications engineering staff sales representatives as well as through our extensive website.

Position Summary:

Salary Range:$195000 $225000 per year

Job Function:

• Manage the design of RF & Microwave circuits components and subassemblies focused on Filters Power Splitters Couplers and Baluns for highperformance and multifunction devices. Modify existing designs to improve performance quality manufacturability production yields etc.
• Accountable for adherence to device perturbation and sensitivity analysis process to ensure highest possible production yields meeting deadlines and resolving performance issues along the way.
• Direct and manage the performance of the groups circuit components and subassemblies analysis and simulation efforts employing commercially available EDA Software including PSpice Method of Moments (MoM) Finite Element Method (FEM) engines (i.e. Genesys ADS HFSS CST) and other CAD tools.
• Develop novel and accurate multiphysics simulation models DOEs and technology characterization efforts to forecast productionlevel and field performance
• Responsible for the management of a library of FEM and MoM simulation models including connectors PCBs LTCCs Cal Standards Wire bonds and lumped components among others.
• Create and implement an optimum design flow and strategy geared to lower turnaround times increase components performance and rate of 1st spin success while ensuring manufacturability improving yields and lowering costs
• Responsible for the teams design approach topology selection criteria technological choice design time budgeting and overall technical approach to any requirement meeting deadlines and resolving performance issues along the way.
• Research & utilize latest techniques & approaches analyze user input and identify and establish performance standards. Develop processes and procedures to verify and validate designs through simulations tests and reliability studies.
• Serve as technical support to Production Quality Reliability Supply Chain Sales Marketing Engineering Test & Manufacturing Process Engineering departments on new and existing designs.
• Prepare application notes technical articles test plans & catalog specs for publication.
• Interface with Operations Quality Assurance Reliability and Strategic Sourcing groups to guide device and material qualification efforts and manufacturability reviews. Responsible for ensuring products not only meet performance requirements but are reliable and manufacturable as well.
• Evaluate components materials & suppliers.
• Create a map of competing technologies and elaborate a SWOT analysis of our current LTCC offerings within that context
• Lead and actively participate in design review meetings.
• Provide technical support directly to customers.
• Promote and contribute the Patent/IP Program.
• Solve technical operational and design group issues.
• Provide engineering excellence of design and development projects.
• Ensure deadlines are met and team members are held accountable.
• Provide guidance and on product roadmap.
• Work with the Director of Engineering LTCC to define yearly budget for CapEx personnel and development expenses for the LTCC Design Team; track and execute to the defined budget.

• Manage the LTCC Design team to support multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Supervise train direct and mentor Design and Applications Engineers sales and marketing members
• Define objectives and track results for team members as well as proposing figures of merit and KPIs intended to capture the design teams performance
• Organize and lead the work of the Design Team by delegating assignments provide guidance to achieve projects objectives in accordance with established timelines budgets and policies.
• Responsible for determining the skills workload expectations and performance rewards for all new and current group members.
• Keep projects focused and manageable.
• Manage rigorous documentation during the design effort including design documentation qualification test and validation reports supporting analysis in accordance with the companys quality standards.
• Provide technical vision and direction to ensure the design team is aligned with the strategy of the LTCC Business Unit and company.

Qualifications:

• BSEE with minimum of 13 years related design and management experience OR;
• MSEE with minimum of 10 years related design and management experience preferred.
• Must have experience managing a multifunctional engineering development group and have demonstrated ability to manage a team of engineers to create & support the activities during the life cycle of products from conception through production within stated time frames.
• Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in microwave circuit design of passive components such as Filters Power Splitters Couplers and Transformers operating to the mmWave range.
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in the design of RF Filters.
• Familiarity with circuit simulation and both 2.5D and 3D EM simulation techniques.
• Realworld strong lab analysis and debug experience required to verify simulated performance.
• Professional and positive approach selfmotivated strong in building relationships team player dynamic creative with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
• Past experience working for an ISO company that practices LEAN manufacturing.
• Proven experience in developing products under a Phase Gated Process (PGP).
• Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) due to ITAR compliance.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand walk sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills:

• Out of the box thinking is key; contributes to the products roadmap and is willing to take innovative product risk while balancing the roadmap for ontime deliverables.
• Strong relationship management strategy development project management problem solving and change management skills.
• Must have the ability to build relationships and work successfully with members outside of those within their direct reporting structure.
• Manage diverse simultaneous projects of varying complexities.
• Comply understand and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Companys Code of Conduct.
• Occasional travel some overnight as required (up to 30.

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines. MiniCircuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Managements discretion.

MiniCircuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age race creed color national origin sexual orientation military status sex disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital status familial status gender identity gender dysphoria pregnancyrelated condition and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.