Engineering Manager/Director - Hardware Systems & Integration

IT Resource Hunter; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Resource Hunter seeks an Engineering Manager/Director - Hardware Systems & Integration in El Segundo, CA to lead integration and test activities for a complex electromechanical product, ensuring performance, quality, reliability and safety.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team, develop verification plans across EVT, DVT and PVT, coordinate hardware, software, firmware and controls integration, and partner with Manufacturing and Quality to drive a smooth transition from development to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, Nuclear, or related field.
• 8+ years of engineering experience with leadership of integration and test teams.
• Experience integrating complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Strong understanding of verification, validation, and qualification methodologies.
• Experience with laboratory testing, instrumentation, and test automation.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of integration and test engineers.
• Develop and execute integration and test strategies across prototype, validation, and production programs.
• Coordinate integration of mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, and controls systems.
• Establish test plans, verification procedures, and qualification protocols.
• Oversee system-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Drive EVT, DVT, PVT, reliability, and validation testing.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Define laboratory infrastructure, tooling, instrumentation, and automation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards.
• Support transition from development into manufacturing.
• Manage schedules, resources, technical risks, and team priorities.

Skills

Systems Integration

V&V

Test Automation

Reliability Engineering

Controls & Instrumentation

Requirements Management

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-Functional Leadership

PCB Design

Analog Design

Digital Logic

EMI/EMC

FMEA/DFMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Manager/Director - Hardware Systems & Integration

Location: El Segundo, CA

Duration: Full Time

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager, Integration & Test to lead the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of system integration and test activities for a highly complex electromechanical product. This leader will oversee a multidisciplinary team responsible for integrating hardware, software, controls, and electrical systems into fully functioning products while ensuring performance, quality, reliability, and safety.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership skills and has experience managing engineers through product development, verification, validation, and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of integration and test engineers.
• Develop and execute integration and test strategies across prototype, validation, and production programs.
• Coordinate integration of mechanical, electrical, software, firmware, and controls systems.
• Establish test plans, verification procedures, and qualification protocols.
• Oversee system-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Drive EVT, DVT, PVT, reliability, and validation testing.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Define laboratory infrastructure, tooling, instrumentation, and automation.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards.
• Support transition from development into manufacturing.
• Manage schedules, resources, technical risks, and team priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering experience, including leadership of integration and test teams.
• Experience integrating complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Strong understanding of verification, validation, and qualification methodologies.
• Experience with laboratory testing, instrumentation, and test automation.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, energy, industrial automation, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), MBSE, and configuration management.

Technical Skills

• Systems Integration
• Verification & Validation (V&V)
• Test Automation
• Reliability Engineering
• Controls & Instrumentation
• Requirements Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• PCB Design & Tools - Schematic capture, PCB layout / PCB design, Altium Designer, orCAD,
• Analog & Mixed-Signal - Analog circuit design, Mixed-signal design, Signal conditioning / precision analog front-end, LTSpice/PSpice/SPICE simulation, Signal integrity / power integrity
• Digital Logic - FPGA/VHDL/Verilog
• Compliance & Reliability - EMI/EMC design and compliance, FMEA/DFMEA, Worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA), Functional safety (ISO 26262)
• Validation & Production - Board bring-up and debug, Full hardware lifecycle ownership.
• Industrial/Environmental Requirements - Industrial signal types (4-20mA, RTD, thermocouple), Harsh-environment design, High-reliability / safety-critical systems