Hardware Engineering Manager
Core
Lead teams developing complex, high-performance networking hardware, ensuring technical excellence while driving predictable execution from concept through mass production.
Role type
Senior IC hardware engineering manager (networking)
Builds
High-performance networking platforms for enterprises and hyperscalers
Domain
Networking hardware / Edge-to-cloud infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Hardware R&D program leadership, team building and talent development, cross-functional collaboration, project budget and schedule management, risk mitigation, design quality oversight, high-speed hardware design knowledge
Preferred skills
Cross-organizational influence, autonomous decision-making, coaching and long-term team growth
Technologies
High-speed hardware design, signal integrity, power integrity
Responsibilities
Provide technical and execution leadership for hardware R&D programs; translate business strategy into hardware development goals and execution plans; plan and manage resources, priorities, and timelines from conception to mass production; identify and mitigate technical, schedule, cost, and resource risks; develop, manage, and track project budgets and schedules; lead execution across organizational boundaries with system architecture, firmware, supply chain, and program management teams; ensure design quality through structured design reviews, margin analysis, and validation planning; build, lead, and develop high-performing hardware engineering teams through performance management, coaching, and talent development; support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning; communicate project status, risks, trade-offs, and progress updates to engineering and business leadership
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leadership with people management