Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering – Controllers & Displays Program
Acuity
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5-10 hardware engineers, providing regular feedback, coaching, and career growth support.
- Recruit, hire, and retain top engineering talent while fostering an inclusive, innovation‑driven culture.
- Empower team members to contribute ideas, present solutions, and take ownership of their work.
- Promote psychological safety, healthy team dynamics, and high engagement.
- Build and maintain strong collaboration with leaders and managers across programs to ensure seamless execution of multi‑disciplinary projects.
- Support product managers and product owners in defining requirements, estimating effort, and planning new features and products.
- Prioritize engineering activities aligned with business needs and organizational goals.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to track progress, risks, timelines, and deliverables, ensuring clear communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Champion engineering processes, quality standards, and continuous improvement across the development lifecycle.
- Lead the hardware engineering function across controllers and displays programs, ensuring technical excellence and scalability.
- Oversee specifications, requirements documentation, architecture decisions and design documentation.
- Coordinate internal and external development resources (card manufacturers, JDM partners, mechanical design, sourcing, industrialization).
- Ensure rigorous internal hardware and firmware testing, including test definition, prioritization, and quality validation.
- Ensure products meet qualification, reliability, and compliance requirements, driving adoption of APQP methodologies.
- Oversee EMC, safety, environmental, and regulatory certifications (UL, CE, FCC, BTL).
- Communicate NPI readiness, risk assessments, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
- Drive on‑time delivery of high‑quality designs in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- Proven track record in Hardware engineering leadership roles.
- 5+ years of management experience.
- 5+ years of experience in developing and maintaining complex Electronic Devices deployment.
- Strong background in embedded systems, MCU/MPU based designs, displays, and power supply architectures.
- Experience leading engineering teams through the entire Development cycle (Design Review process, EVT/DVT/PVT).
- Strong understanding of EMC compliance, safety standards, and certification requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong people-centric leadership style with a focus on trust, clarity, conflict management, and team well-being.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results under dynamic and rapidly shifting priorities.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Understanding of industrial, HVAC, or building automation protocols (BACnet, Modbus) is an asset.
- Experience with Azure DevOps or similar ALM tools (work management, Git, CI/CD pipelines, test plans).
Benefits
- Work Flexibility: Remote
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
hardware engineeringembedded systemsMCU designsMPU designsdisplayspower supply architecturesdevelopment cycleEMC compliancesafety standardscertification requirements
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationconflict managementproblem-solvingdecision-makingattention to detailteam well-beingtrustclarityengagement
Certifications
ULCEFCCBTL