Hardware Manager

Safran Electronics & Defense; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense contractor in Ontario is seeking a skilled Hardware Group Manager to lead their Hardware group. The role involves managing development activities, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and supporting team development. The ideal candidate should have a degree in engineering and at least 5 years of leadership experience. Competitive compensation and potential for further growth offered.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a leadership position in a relevant domain.
• Eligible for CGP and ITAR clearance.
• Significant knowledge of DO-254 and DO-160 guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide leadership for Hardware group activities.
• Maintain processes compliant with industry standards.
• Support career and personal development opportunities.
• Manage team skills and deploy necessary skills to projects.
• Perform recruitment for contract and full-time employees.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware development

Project management

Configuration management

Risk analysis

Training and mentoring

Education

Engineering or equivalent degree in Hardware, Electronics or Computer Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Safran Electronics & Defense Canada designs and manufactures electronic control units and components for aerospace and safety critical applications. Our multidisciplinary Engineering team consists of product, hardware, software and test specialists with a vast array of skills and competencies to meet the rigorous demands of the market.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated individual to become our Hardware Group Manager. This position reports directly to the Senior Manager of Engineering and R&T. The role requires the successful individual to manage the people and processes within the Hardware Group in order to ensure on time, on cost and on quality development of complex hardware solutions.

Job Requirements

Responsibilities

Manage and provide guidance and leadership for all Hardware group activities including development, verification, change management, configuration management and proposals

Maintain and update processes, methods and procedures in compliance to industry standards, specifically DO-254 as it pertains to Board Design, PLD / FPGA Design and enclosures

Support career and personal development opportunities including training and mentoring and annual performance reviews

Manage the skills and gaps within the team, deploying the necessary skills to projects, carrying out training plans and building a sub-contractor support network to augment internal skills

Perform recruitment, interview and selection for contract and full time employees

Support the definition of product and technology road maps for future growth

Support definition and monitoring of sub-contracted activities

Technical Capabilities :

Significant knowledge and experience working to the guidelines and objectives of DO-254 and DO-160 as it pertains to the design, development, verification and certification of airborne electronic hardware

Skilled in effort estimation and load planning, including risk analysis and performance indicators

Working knowledge of circuits and technologies used for aerospace applications, including but not limited to, low and high voltage power supplies, motor control, sensor management, discrete I / O and embedded microcontrollers

Qualifications :

Eligible for CGP and ITAR clearance

Engineering or equivalent degree in Hardware, Electronics or Computer Engineering

5 Years of experience in leadership position in a relevant domain

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments : on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions : observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.