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Belcan Services Group Ltd Partnership SR Manager, Hardware & Firmware Development in Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Job Description Job Title: SR Manager, Hardware & Firmware Development Location: Olmsted Falls, OH Zip Code: 44138 Pay Rate: $ 76.92 /hr Keyword's: #OlmstedFallsjobs; #Developmentjobs. Start Date: Immediate Job Description: Duties & Responsibilities: *Define and implement electrical architecture strategy to enable current and future product roadmaps, ensuring performance, safety, reliability, and cost requirements are achieved. *Translate strategic business objectives into actionable engineering plans, driving team alignment and accountability to ensure technical execution directly supports organizational goals. *Provide technical leadership for the electrical engineering discipline, including oversight of technical reviews and decisions, driving design optimization, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement across the technical portfolio. *Ensure compliance with relevant global safety standards and regulatory requirements (UL, CE, FCC, etc.). *Establish and maintain design standards, best practices, and development processes. *Integrate a firmware development process within the existing NPD framework including Quality Assurance processes and firmware release schedules. *Partner with Product Management to understand market needs, customer pain points, and competitive landscape to capture Voice of Customer insights and translate them into Voice of Engineering requirements. *Collaborate with Engineering and Supply Chain teams to develop and implement Value Engineering strategies to drive product cost out while maintaining quality and performance standards. *Work closely with mechanical engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to ensure seamless integration of electrical and mechanical systems, optimizing for design efficiency and assembly simplification. *Drive component standardization and platform strategies in partnership with Supply Chain to leverage volume purchasing and reduce inventory complexity. *Partner with Quality to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field issues and design concerns. *Lead and mentor a team of electrical hardware and firmware engineers in the design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting of electrical systems, including PCBAs, UIs, motors, control systems, and firmware. *Manage team capacity, resource allocation, and project prioritization across multiple concurrent development workstreams. The ideal candidate will also possess: *Alignment with Client culture and Guiding Principles which defines its Purpose, Mission, and Values. *10+ years" experience in electrical engineering, specifically in hardware and/or firmware development *3 years" experience in leadership or management capacity *Bachelor"s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field *Master"s degree preferred *Proficient in MS Office *Deep expertise in electrical system design including PCB design, power electronics, control systems, and embedded systems *Strong knowledge of electrical hardware and firmware development practices and tools/software *Experience with testing and validation equipment and methodologies *Proven track record of successfully managing engineering teams and delivering complex products to market *Experience with products requiring regulatory compliance (UL, CE, FCC, etc.) *Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines *Experience with version control, documentation tools, and project management software *Strategic thinker and creative problem solver with demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and drive execution to plan *Problem Solving - Skilled at quickly diagnosing issues, identifying root causes, and developing and implementing effective solutions. *Critical Thinking - Ability to break down complex information, identify key el