Manager, R&D, Electrical Engineering

How you will make an impact:

In this role you will lead a core R&D team in electrical hardware design, provide insights into best practices, and offer expertise and team support and mentoring.

Managea small team of electrical engineers. Develop team members to increase functional skills

Plan and direct assigned operational and project activities with the accountability for successful completion of assigned deliverables

Identify opportunities and lead the implementation of changes to drive improvements

Work on complex issues where analysis of issues requires in-depth knowledge

Create/update complex engineering documents including requirement specs, and risk documents with robust knowledge on design control requirements

Own and oversee engineering tasks; provide technical guidance and feedback to technicians/engineers; Guide lower level employees on more complex procedures

Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

Bachelor's Degree in related field in related experience in engineering

Experience with RF devices

Experience working in a regulated industry

What else we look for (Preferred):

Electrical Engineering degrees very strongly preferred

Experience developing RF handheld devices

Experience developing Class II and III medical devices

Ability to manage technical and/or engineering disciplines and demonstrated informal mentoring and/or peer leadership skills

Proven successful project management skills

Proven expertise in both Microsoft Office Suite and related systems

Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making

Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives

Extensive understanding of engineering procedures while defining team operating standards

Extensive understanding of related aspects of engineering processes and/or systems

Basic financial acumen as it relates to engineering (e.g., material and capital expenditures and product costing)

Demonstrated skill set to manage small team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations

Ability to influence cross-functional partners

Ability to integrate metrics into the projects and operations

Strict attention to detail

Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization

Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment

Primarily interacts with internal subordinates and other supervisors

Typically interacts with external suppliers, vendors and/or customers

Share information and provides basic problem solving solutions; gains cooperation of others, conducts presentations of technical information concerning specific projects or schedules

Dedicated to quality client service and pro-active and responsive to client needs.

Develop peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness

Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $121,000 to $171,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.