Electrical Engineering Manager- Hearing Devices

Position Overview

The Electrical Engineering Manager- Hearing Devices leads a global development team to design, build, & deliver the next generation of hearing aid products. Works alongside industry experts, audiologists, product marketing, industrial design, design quality assurance, and global manufacturing partners to take products from idea through to production. Maintains close surveillance of product development to ensure designs and test results match the technological specifications and end use requirements. Evaluates feasibility of design, manufacturing, profitability, competitiveness, marketing potential, etc. and makes recommendations.

Responsibilities

Personnel:

• Assists Vice President Global Research and Development in attracting and hiring top engineering talent

• Provides work direction to engineers

• Train and mentor staff in product development processes

• Coach engineers to maximize KPI scores

Key Component and Product Development:

• Product specification review and communication with cross-functional team to set development plan

• Translation of product requirements into actionable technical development tasks

• Lead the technical engineering, design, and development

• Assist development team in working through any roadblocks with deliverables

• Monitors resource use by participating in project sign offs at critical phase gates

• Communication window for global technical development teams

Project Engineering:

• Lead team on multiple projects through key component and product development processes

• Follow all phase gate deliverables and ensure completion to company standards

• Daily interaction with global product marketing, engineering, supplier, manufacturing, and quality teams

• Execution of design to specification, manage team to meet schedule and cost requirements

Production support:

• Review quality and test data, perform product sample reviews and make design decisions, support value-add / value-engineer opportunities for cost and manufacturing efficiency

• Train global teams on design and functional requirements