Director of Network Element Electrical Design (6661
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Director Of Network Element Electrical Design
Newington Shattuck Way
- Newington, NH 03801
Position Type:
Full Time
Job Shift: 5x2-8a-430p Education Level: Bachelors Degree
Travel Percentage :
Domestic Travel
- Shoreside
Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world's most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.
The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe
- Sub Com has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the Sub Com team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you're a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you're new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), Sub Com has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
The Director of Network Element Electrical Design manages and leads a team of highly skilled electrical engineers and technicians to research, design, develop, prototype, test, qualify, and transfer to manufacture Sub Com's next generation high-reliability products, including terminal equipment and undersea repeaters, branching units, and ROADMs. The role is responsible for conceiving and synthesizing network element electrical architecture and circuit designs incorporating state-of-the-art electrical and optical components.
This role will interact with other R&D managers, program management, and manufacturing peers to ensure development project deliverables and objectives are being met. The role will also be responsible for administering the R&D PCBA development process and resource utilization to achieve established project timelines.
Responsibilities
- Be an overall technical leader for electrical design and prototyping activities from concept through delivery to customers.
- Manage all network element electrical circuit design activities consistent with internal development processes in support of Sub Com project needs.
- Manage the PCBA design process with internal and external eCAD specialists
- Lead cross-functional project and problem-solving teams, integration of optical, electronic, mechanical, and firmware, while providing system design expertise.
- Participate in requirements development and design reviews.
- Ensure development of manufacturing test requirements for undersea network elements, ability to analyze production test data and participate in disposition activities related to product test issues
- Initiate and develop relationships with internal partners and external suppliers.
- Cooperate with field installation teams to ensure proper installation and operation of deployed equipment.
Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- +10 years of experience as lead electrical design engineer.
- +5 years of experience as functional manager leading an engineering team in product development
- Circuit simulation and modelling using LTSpice or equivalent.
- Knowledge about fiber optic components and undersea system technology.
- Knowledge about PCBA design, design tools, and manufacturing
- Experience in Fiber Optic/Electronic testing, lab test set automation, qualification, and reliability standards.
- Proven ability to lead a team of diverse highly skilled technical professionals in design of new products.
- Proven ability to plan projects, assess risks, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Candidate should be self-starter, dedicated, and flexible as workload is varied.
- Strong ability to communicate problems and issues, as well as to summarize and explain results.
- Excellent written and verbal…
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