Senior Sensor Engineering Leader

Senstar

. Own end-to-end delivery of the sensor product portfolio across hardware design, embedded software, signal processing, and verification .

Posted 9/16/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 CA$180,000 - CA$200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading cross-functional engineering teams in the development and delivery of sensor products, with a strong focus on embedded systems, signal processing, and hardware design. Proven ability to manage product lifecycles, drive execution, and develop engineering talent across distributed sites.

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Engineering LeadershipEmbedded Systems ExpertiseProduct Lifecycle ManagementTeam DevelopmentDistributed Team Management

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Hard Skills

Embedded SystemsSignal ProcessingHardware DesignProduct VerificationManufacturing TransferField SupportDesign-for-ManufactureRegulatory ComplianceEstimationPrioritization

Soft Skills

CoachingCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipExecution Discipline

Industry Keywords

Perimeter Intrusion DetectionNeural NetworksElectro-OpticsPhotonicsRF DesignLong-Lifecycle ProductsQuality OutcomesDesign Review Practices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of the sensor product portfolio across hardware design, embedded software, signal processing, and verification
Lead a combined engineering organization that includes development managers, senior individual contributors, and early-career staff
Drive execution of the next-generation perimeter intrusion detection platform while sustaining and supporting fielded products through long product lifecycles
Balance new product development against sustaining engineering, field escalations, and manufacturing support, and make the trade-offs explicit
Partner with the systems architect who owns cross-system design authority; own delivery, staffing, and execution
Work with the AI/ML specialist to productionize neural-network-based detection within embedded sensor platforms
Develop people deliberately, including coaching managers and advancing technical and early-career staff
Lead across distributed sites and customer locations
Own planning and roadmap commitments with Product Management, including estimation, resourcing, and make/buy decisions
Oversee design services and documentation interface into manufacturing, including design-for-manufacture and regulatory/compliance requirements
Own quality outcomes, including escalation and resolution of complex field issues spanning hardware, firmware, and installation environments
Establish engineering standards, design review practices, and delivery discipline across hardware and embedded software
Recruit and retain senior engineering talent

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven engineering leadership of combined hardware and embedded software teams, including managing other managers
Deep technical grounding in at least one core sensor domain — embedded systems, signal processing, RF, electro-optics/photonics, or electronics design — sufficient to hold credibility with senior specialists in each
Experience delivering physical products end-to-end: concept through design, verification, certification, manufacturing transfer, and field support
Experience with long-lifecycle products where backward compatibility, installed-base support, and reliability are first-order constraints
A track record of developing engineers: growing first-time managers and technical leads, and advancing early-career staff
Demonstrated ability to lead senior individual contributors and to work effectively alongside architect-level peers you do not manage
Experience leading distributed or multi-site engineering teams
Strong delivery and planning discipline: estimation, prioritization, and predictable execution across parallel hardware and software workstreams

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Own end-to-end delivery of the sensor product portfolio across hardware design, embedded software, signal processing, and verification
Lead a combined engineering organization that includes development managers, senior individual contributors, and early-career staff
Drive execution of the next-generation perimeter intrusion detection platform while sustaining and supporting fielded products through long product lifecycles
Balance new product development against sustaining engineering, field escalations, and manufacturing support, and make the trade-offs explicit
Partner with the systems architect who owns cross-system design authority; own delivery, staffing, and execution
Work with the AI/ML specialist to productionize neural-network-based detection within embedded sensor platforms
Develop people deliberately, including coaching managers and advancing technical and early-career staff
Lead across distributed sites and customer locations
Own planning and roadmap commitments with Product Management, including estimation, resourcing, and make/buy decisions
Oversee design services and documentation interface into manufacturing, including design-for-manufacture and regulatory/compliance requirements
Own quality outcomes, including escalation and resolution of complex field issues spanning hardware, firmware, and installation environments
Establish engineering standards, design review practices, and delivery discipline across hardware and embedded software
Recruit and retain senior engineering talent 🎯 Requirements
Proven engineering leadership of combined hardware and embedded software teams, including managing other managers
Deep technical grounding in at least one core sensor domain — embedded systems, signal processing, RF, electro-optics/photonics, or electronics design — sufficient to hold credibility with senior specialists in each
Experience delivering physical products end-to-end: concept through design, verification, certification, manufacturing transfer, and field support
Experience with long-lifecycle products where backward compatibility, installed-base support, and reliability are first-order constraints
A track record of developing engineers: growing first-time managers and technical leads, and advancing early-career staff
Demonstrated ability to lead senior individual contributors and to work effectively alongside architect-level peers you do not manage
Experience leading distributed or multi-site engineering teams
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