VP of Product Engineering - Emplower RF

Vice President of Product Engineering

Perm. Full-Time (Direct Hire)

 

Position Summary:

 

Reporting to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, this senior leadership team position with input into the company’s strategy and growth will:

 Plan and direct all aspects of the product engineering organizations activitiesEstablish goals, objectives, performance metrics and initiatives of the product engineering department to meet corporate objectivesEnsure engineering projects, initiatives and processes are in conformance with the organizations established policies and objectivesClosely interacts with Sales, Research and Development, Operations and Finance to insure manufacturability of designsCoordinates activities with product engineering counterpart in RF Systems Korean subsidiary to insure unified global product line design strategy and activitiesPrimary customer interface with respect to product engineering activities associated with support of Sales, Research and Development and Operations

 

Essential Functions:

 An experienced engineer with hands-on RF/Microwave product design, development, documentation and project management with expertise in RF Microwave High Power Amplifiers and ModulesProvide support and mentoring with the continued growth of a highly skilled engineering staffDrive results through inspired leadership and accountability with a focused and disciplined approach to product development consistent with best practices in the company and the industryEmpower team members to achieve their best through collaboration and take pride in achieving common goalsEstablish best in class product engineering processes including documentation control, change order control and stage gate development Mange day-to-day work, as well as long-term planning of the project engineering function into a productive, cohesive unitEstablish design controls for ISODeliver manufacturable designs to agreed specifications within time and budget constraintsFostering of innovative solutions that meet/exceed customer needs Ability to work in a dynamic and rapid growth environment and to attract and retain top talent Other tasks as reasonably requested by the CEO and COO

 

Qualifications:

 Minimum BS; MS Strongly preferred in either EE or ME10 plus years experience leading and directing product engineering staff, project and program management Entrepreneurial spiritDemonstrated success record in the deployment of high quality, cost effective military and commercial products to the market through an innovative, schedule driven development processDemonstrated skills and success in cross functional program management Proven ability to mange diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities on time and on budgetRecord of achieving objectives; successful project completion, within budget and time frameDevelopment reference to product roadmap: demonstrated peripheral vision; designing for specific needs, but with wider applications in mindExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenBilingual in Korean language is strongly preferred