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Senior Manager, Lifecycle Management & Reliability

Ottawa, CAFull-time$130k–$253k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead multidisciplinary hardware engineering teams to manage the full lifecycle of complex packet and optical networking products, ensuring reliability, manufacturability, and supply continuity.

Role type

Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering Lifecycle & Reliability

Builds

Packet and optical networking platforms for high-speed connectivity infrastructure

Domain

Telecommunications / Optical Networking / Hardware Engineering

Required skills

Hardware design, product qualification, reliability engineering, failure analysis, root-cause analysis, supply chain management, risk-based decision making, team leadership, cross-functional stakeholder management

Preferred skills

FPGA/ASIC platform experience, high-speed interface knowledge (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet), power architecture design, Agile PLM/Jira proficiency, global manufacturing operations experience

Technologies

FPGA, ASIC, PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, SerDes, optical systems, power architectures

Responsibilities

Lead and develop multidisciplinary hardware engineering teams; Provide technical leadership for complex electrical, optical, and FPGA investigations; Drive cross-functional decisions involving design, manufacturing, and supply chain; Lead component obsolescence and supply-continuity initiatives; Analyze reliability data and failure findings to drive corrective actions; Drive continuous improvement in engineering effectiveness and product quality

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities