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Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering
Rockwell Automation. Lead and develop 3–4 managers or team leads and their hardware engineering teams.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive leadership in hardware engineering, with a focus on developing teams, driving product execution, and improving operational effectiveness. Possesses strong expertise in embedded hardware systems, regulatory compliance, and project management within complex electronic product development.
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Engineering LeadershipEmbedded Hardware DevelopmentAgile/Scrum MethodologiesRegulatory Compliance ExperienceProject Management
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Hard Skills
Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringEmbedded Hardware SystemsIndustrial AutomationFunctional Safety StandardsCybersecurity StandardsAgile MethodologiesProject LeadershipProgram ManagementComplex System-Level Design
Soft Skills
Team DevelopmentDecision MakingInfluencingCollaborationProblem Solving
Industry Keywords
Regulated EnvironmentsIEC 61010IEC 61508IEC 61511IEC 62443Global TeamsProduct ManagementSupply ChainQuality AssuranceIndustrialization
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and develop 3–4 managers or team leads and their hardware engineering teams.
- Strengthen performance, succession, technical capability, and accountability.
- Own hardware execution from requirements and architecture through validation, certification, industrialization, and release through the management team.
- Connect pieces across different investments, drive simplicity, reduce overlap, and increase reuse.
- Influence product investments, technology selections, engineering practices, and resource trade-offs across multiple programs and time horizons.
- Remove barriers and improve predictability, quality, cost, speed of learning, and development effectiveness.
- Partner with Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and global engineering teams.
- Deliver progress against customer, business, quality, cost, and schedule outcomes.
- Help managers and technical leaders take greater ownership, make stronger decisions, and build deeper teams.
- Improve scalability, efficiency, and effectiveness across the broader hardware organization.
- Report to the VP of Hardware Engineering.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
- Legal authorization to work in the US is required.
- Employer will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
- Ability to travel, including internationally up to 10% of time.
- Typically requires 8+ years of relevant engineering leadership experience.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple engineering teams or leaders through complex electronic product development, industrialization, and release, or leading a larger single team in a similar way.
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
- Experience delivering products in regulated environments (e.g., CE, IEC 61010).
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies (SAFe).
- Experience developing embedded hardware systems.
- Experience with industrial automation products or complex system-level designs.
- Experience working with global, distributed teams.
- Experience with project leadership or program management responsibilities.
- Experience with functional safety (IEC 61508 / IEC 61511) and/or cybersecurity standards (IEC 62443).
- Experience managing external partners or 3rd-party engineering resources.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your leader to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.