Electronics Design Manager

As the Electronics Design Manager you will have expertise in managing teams of functional focused engineers to support electronics designs through the whole of the product lifecycle and be comfortable working in, and managing, a talented multidisciplinary team, developing new products and processes from concepts to realisation. You will have an active role in developing new design approaches, methodologies and defining technology roadmaps within the electronics design team.

The team is responsible for Analogue, Digital and Firmware development on the hardware platforms to support advanced feature sets required by the market. In addition, the team supports the creation of custom test and process electronics to enable efficient production of Polatis products.

• Manage team of electronics design engineers to deliver robust, high-quality, cost-effective architecture and design solutions.
• Design ownership for all electronic aspects of the Polatis products, and delivery into high volume reliable products.
• Manage teams in a cross functional team agile manner to deliver hardware design from concept through to successful delivery of product into manufacturing.
• Implement DFM, DFT as needed to ensure a robust supply chain and manufacturing process.
• Ensure adherence to the relevant Quality systems and Engineering processes.
• Ensure all designs are documented and released as per the defined processes.
• Strong Digital design skills including modern communications for robust scalable intra circuit designs.
• Fluent in current technologies, design methodologies and advanced simulation/modelling techniques.
• In depth knowledge of control systems and real time control loops.
• Experience managing complex PCB designs using a mixture of analogue and digital electronics.
• Experience managing designs with FPGA, DSP, and embedded processor systems.
• Requirements management – eliciting requirements from key stakeholders, driving requirement flow-down and justification, managing requirements change.
• Architecture definition and assessment – work with design leads to develop system and sub-system architectures to meet market requirements, derive sub-system requirements, interfaces and constraints, carry out system functional and behavioural studies.
• Fibre-optic switch development and transfer to manufacturing – work with the design team to drive design for cost and manufacture, including manufacturing process / materials introduction, supporting improvements in quality, reliability, yields and costs; and the reduction of supply chain risk.
• Integration and testing - capture test requirements and plans, manage compliance to relevant safety and environmental standards.
• Work cross functionally with multiple teams with a wide range of specialisations and differing goals, including electronics, optics, mechanical design, software, production, and quality.
• Promote the Product Evolution Process within HUBER+SUHNER Polatis, with particular focus on embedding Systems Engineering practices into the design and development phases.

• Excellent planning, detail conscientiousness and organisational excellence.
• Cohesive and inclusive team member.
• Constant innovator and solutions provider.
• Excellent communicator in one to one and group situations.
• Client service champion.
• Detail‑driven with a strong sense of urgency.
• Prepared to take on additional challenges as and when they develop.
• Ability to sustain energy levels under pressure, cope with unexpected or disruptive changes and adapt.
• Linking knowledge of self - values, confidence, and optimism to that adaptation.

• Strong technical leadership skills; adept at creating a vision and driving a team cohesively.
• Extensive industrial experience, preferably in a telecommunications environment, with a proven track record of delivering complex products against demanding timescales.
• Qualified to at least degree level in electronics or related engineering discipline (or equivalent through experience).
• Skilled at managing programmes in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Familiar with all aspects of product lifecycle management and design review processes.
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