Director, Electrical & Radio Systems Engineering

Lumicity

California (MO)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Lumicity is seeking a Director of Electrical & Radio Systems Engineering to own hardware architecture, drive wireless integration, and mentor cross-functional teams for aerospace-grade platforms. The role demands strategic system-level leadership across embedded hardware, radios, sensors, actuation, and power, with hands-on guidance from prototype to production.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in electrical engineering, 5+ years leading engineering teams, and strong FCC/EMI/EMC experience

Qualifications

Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical field.
10+ years in electrical engineering, hardware engineering, or electrical systems development for complex embedded/electromechanical products.
5+ years leading engineers, technical teams, or cross-functional hardware programs.
Strong foundation in PCBAs, schematic review, board bring-up, embedded electronics, processors/SoCs, power architecture, sensors, interconnects, batteries, and system integration.
Experience integrating processor platforms or embedded compute architectures.
Experience taking hardware through development, test, iteration, validation, and production release.
Knowledge of wireless/radio hardware including WiFi, Bluetooth, radio modules, antenna selection, signal performance, or system integration.
Experience supporting FCC certification, EMI/EMC testing, pre-compliance debug, grounding/shielding, or design-for-compliance.
Comfortable making system-level architecture decisions while reviewing designs and guiding execution.
Track record building teams, improving processes, and mentoring leads in fast-moving environments.
Background in aerospace/defense/autonomous systems/robotics or other complex hardware products.

Responsibilities

Lead and scale a growing electrical engineering team while building a new internal radio/wireless systems capability from the ground up.
Identify team gaps, shape hiring needs, and strengthen ownership, documentation, and technical decision-making.
Guide system-level electrical architecture across embedded hardware, including processors, compute modules, PCBAs, sensors, camera/display interfaces, interconnects, power distribution, batteries, BMS, and motor/actuation electronics.
Review and guide schematic design, board-level architecture, PCB bring-up, validation, signal integrity, power integrity, and production readiness.
Ensure hardware designs are reliable, manufacturable, testable, and able to move from prototype through production release.
Guide integration of wireless communication systems across complex hardware platforms, including radio module selection, antenna placement, signal performance, range, interference, and system-level reliability.
Own design-for-compliance efforts for connected hardware, including wireless certification support, EMI/EMC troubleshooting, pre-compliance testing, grounding/shielding considerations, and cross-functional issue resolution.
Drive disciplined electrical and wireless validation across lab testing, field testing, debug, root cause analysis, and design improvements.
Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve system-level tradeoffs and integration issues.
Communicate technical risks, priorities, and resource needs clearly across engineering and leadership teams.