Electrical Engineering Manager
Electrical Engineering Manager
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Job Description
Thorlabs is pleased to play a role in advancing science through the components instruments and systems we design and manufacture. We believe that science and innovation have great potential to improve the world around us and are committed to advancing photonics (i.e. lightbased) technologies that positively impact our customers employees and communities. Via educational outreach and more sustainable business practices we continuously invest in a brighter future. We recognize that each of our employees is a unique individual with the ability to contribute to our success and seek to find great people who will thrive in our fun fastpaced culture.
Purpose of the Position
The Electrical Engineering Manager is a mission critical role within our development team working across many of our key product lines to design develop and release electronics hardware and firmware for innovative products in the fields of quantum photonics low noise electronics and complex integrated systems. Key responsibilities include new product ideation electrical system architecture design managing electrical and firmware engineering team prototyping and development performance validation and testing and production release. This position collaborates heavily with all engineering and scientific staff. Additional responsibilities include conducting and supervising sustaining engineering related to electronics and firmware throughout the lifecycle of products. This position requires occasional travel less than 15.
Must be a US person working on ITAR products
The salary range for the position is 135170K
Essential Job Functions include the following but are not limited to:
- Contributes individually to electrical and firmware engineering efforts supporting product development sustaining engineering and system integration.
- Develop ideas for new products and product families based on requirements for advanced photonics applications
- Manages a team of Electrical and Firmware Engineers to design electronic hardware and firmware.
- Develops maintains and communicates project schedules and conducts periodic meetings both with the leadership team and with the product design team.
- Acts as a lead architect during electronic system design overseeing chip selection and system engineering.
- Acts as a lead architect for firmware design including FPGA and CPLD programming.
- Acts as product manager for electronic lab instruments collaboratively identifying product requirements retail price constraints and engineering resource demands.
- Accountable for sustaining support testing and quality control of electronics subsystems and firmware for Colorado Laser Division products.
- Oversees PCBA procurement and vendor relationships therein.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of engineering management experience or similar leadership role in the industry
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience designing analog and digital circuits for electronic products
- Demonstrated track record of delivering new electronics hardware and architecting complex systems.
- Experience with electrical design tools Altium Designer preferred.
- Experience in calculating and simulating circuits.
- Experience with FPGAs CPLDs and embedded microcontrollers.
- Handson experience with electronic circuit board testing including commonlyused test equipment debugging methods and rework
- Experience with the procurement process for PCBs including the creation of manufacturing drawings and bill of materials
Education: BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good planning prioritizing and organization and multiple priority management skills.
- Demonstrated experience with low noise and highspeed electronics.
- Strong knowledge of programmable logic devices such as FPGAs. VHDL preferred.
- Experience with C and C. Strong knowledge of SCM tools. Git preferred.
- Strong drive and initiative to make improvements in a variety of areas with a minimum of supervision.
- Strong commitment to personal development and growth
Thorlabs values its diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identify or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an atwill employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law
Benefits
Thorlabs offers a complete benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance company paid life insurance a generous PTO package a 401(k) plan and tuition reimbursement just to name a few.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
