Technical Director of System Architecture - RFID/UHF

microTECH Global LTD; Österreich; Remote; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

microTECH Global Limited is seeking a Technical Director to steer the system architecture of its UHF RFID offerings. The role focuses on defining requirements, shaping end-to-end hardware and software solutions, and leading cross-disciplinary teams through development, integration, verification, and production readiness.

The successful candidate will guide customer collaborations, assess risks, and benchmark emerging wireless and embedded technologies to drive innovation and industry standards

Qualifications

• Define system-level requirements from customer and market needs.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications for hardware and software.
• Lead architecture for wireless and embedded systems end-to-end.
• Communicate complex topics to customers, teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level requirements by working with product management, engineering, and commercial teams.
• Architect end-to-end hardware and software solutions for wireless/embedded systems.
• Develop system integration, verification, and validation strategies.
• Provide technical leadership during product development and readiness reviews.
• Act as primary technical liaison for customers from concept to launch.
• Perform competitive analysis and benchmarking of wireless technologies.

Skills

System architecture

RF engineering

Wireless protocols

Antenna design

Embedded systems

Regulatory compliance

Product development lifecycle

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Advanced degree in Electronics/Computer Engineering or related

Job description

One of the world's leading semiconductor companies in advanced RFID and NFC technologies, are seeking a highly experienced, Technical Director to drive their System Architecture of their UHF RFID offering.

This is a critical, highly impactful role, driving the architecture and technical direction of their cutting-edge systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define system-level requirements by working closely with product management, engineering, and commercial teams to translate customer and market needs into technical specifications.
• Architect end-to-end hardware and software solutions for wireless and embedded systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and manufacturability.
• Develop system integration, verification, and validation strategies, coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership during product development, supporting design reviews, implementation, debugging, qualification, and production readiness.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for customers, guiding projects from concept through product launch while managing technical risks, evolving requirements, and complex system issues.
• Perform competitive technical analysis, reverse engineering, and benchmarking of emerging wireless and embedded technologies to identify market trends and innovation opportunities.
• Contribute to industry standards development and technical working groups related to wireless identification, low-power radio systems, and connected devices.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams, providing technical direction across system architecture, RF design, embedded software, firmware, and product engineering.

Technical Profile

• Strong expertise in system architecture for UHF RFID, IoT platforms, wearable devices, and other connected embedded products.
• In-depth knowledge of RF engineering, wireless communication protocols, antenna systems, and radio-frequency design principles.
• Experience with UHF RF measurements, system characterization, validation methodologies, and laboratory test equipment.
• Solid understanding of full product development lifecycles, including requirements engineering, system integration, verification, validation, regulatory compliance, and production ramp-up.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to customers, engineering teams, and executive leadership.
• Advanced degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, with extensive experience delivering complex embedded and wireless systems.