Director, Research & Development

Belden; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/Remote work

Benefits package

Employee stock purchase plan

Professional development

Job summary

Belden, a leader in intelligent connectivity, seeks a Technical Director to oversee the Advanced Development Team. You will drive research, design, development, testing and release of new products, guiding cross-functional engineers from concept to launch.

You will mentor staff, accelerate innovation, and manage resources to align with business needs while collaborating with global teams and third-party partners.

Qualifications

• Lead, coach and mentor cross-functional engineering teams.
• Hands-on product development including design, development, and test.
• Strong leadership with ability to manage resources, schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical vision for the Advanced Development team.
• Develop and implement product development plans.
• Direct engineering resource allocation, schedules and budget.
• Oversee joint development with 3rd party vendors and outsourced teams.
• Present progress reports and drive team hiring and development.

Skills

Leadership

Embedded systems

Team management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer/electrical engineering or related field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Embedded design tools

High-speed opto-electronic tech

Job description

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Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

Job Summary:

The Technical Director of Advanced Development Team will oversee and direct the cross functional engineering team by leading the research, design, development, test and release of new products and technologies according to business needs.

Requirements:

• Ability to lead, coach, mentor team
• Knowledge of embedded product design techniques and tools
• Expert in high speed opto-electric technologies
• Familiarity with embedded product development
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creative problem-solving skills
• A comprehensive understanding of Engineering and Product Development concepts
• Strong team building skills

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or another related field preferred
• 10+ years of embedded engineering, preferably in a related field or equivalent including graduate degree experience.
• 3+ years leadership experience preferred.
• Hands-on product development experience including design, development, and test

Essential Functions:

• Provide leadership, management as well as technical vision for entire Advanced Development team.
• Be a subject matter expert and contribute to the development of products and technologies when necessary.
• Develop and implement all product development plans.
• Direct and manage engineering resource allocation, schedules, and budget.
• Manage and oversee joint development with 3rd party vendors along with outsourced development.
• Provide suitable decision making for product development maintaining sensitivity to constraints and business needs.
• Stimulate hiring, training, performance reviews and career plans for engineering team.
• Present employee development, mentoring, coaching and team building.
• Assist removing technical obstacles, help enhance team processes, handle resource issues
• Report on prevailing project schedule as well as progress on regular basis.
• Supervise technology trends like emerging standards for fresh technology opportunities.

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $175,000 to $225,000, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!