A FPGA design Manager is required to lead a group of FPGA engineers in the design of hardware for our products across all our lines of business.
Primary responsibilities of this position include providing people management and technical leadership to a team of 15 engineers responsible for the definition and execution of cost reduction ideas against both new and existing hardware Product Portfolios. The role includes the performance management of personnel, the creation and maintenance of detailed budgets and design estimates, and the creation and maintenance of Microsoft Project plans for developments within the group.
The successful candidate must work effectively as part of a multi-site development team with other managers in Canada and the United States, and good written and oral English Language Skills is essential. This position will give you a high degree of visibility and the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your people and technical leadership skills as well as influencing the lifecycle of Nortel Products.
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or equivalent related degree.
- Two or more years of successful telecom-related FPGA Hardware Design Management experience. This experience should have included end-to-end delivery in a time-to-market environment, as well as a solid understanding of the product lifecycle process as well as the hardware development process.
- Direct experience dealing with manufacturer Product Introduction teams and facilities.
- Direct experience dealing with product Root Cause Analysis in the lab for manufacturing and field support.
- Previous experience dealing with external suppliers and OEMs is a must.
- High degree of familiarity with FPGA design tools.
- Experience with Project Planning including the ability to create project plans using tools such as Microsoft Project. In addition, the successful candidate will have had experience in creating and maintaining detailed budgets including headcount, expense and capital requirements for a hardware development group. An existing framework must be maintained.
- Familiarity with Telecom-related standards such as ETSI, NEBS, Telcordia and EUED-RoHS, as well as a general understanding of Ethernet, IP and Wireless Terminology would be a strong asset.
Candidate must have the following additional job skills:
- Good English verbal communication skills with the ability to make presentations to management and peers.
- Good English written skills with the ability to convey important information in reports and design documentation to both management and staff.
- Strong people management skills with the ability to develop and mentor staff and objectively measure and reward individual contribution in the context of the larger group objectives.
- A willingness to work with North American Senior Management to distill the essence of the hardware requirements for new and existing product cycles. The ability to then map those requirements to concrete work plans/budgets and execute those designs on time and within budget.
