R&D Director: Innovation & Solutions Lead

Neklo, Llc; Timonium (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NEKLO, based near Timonium, MD, seeks a leader for Research and Development to guide AiRISTA’s current and future software, hardware and embedded solutions. You will partner with Product and Operations to align the roadmap with market needs and position AiRISTA as a market leader.

The role requires an engineering master’s, 5+ years in tech, 7+ years leading teams of 10+, strong networking, software and project management skills, and certifications.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in the technology field with experience in networking, software development.
• Experience with networking and routing, protocol analysis, firewall and server setup, and troubleshooting live data traffic.
• Minimum 7 years of management experience leading a team of at least 10 software and hardware developers.
• Technical certifications such as Project Management, Scrum Master, CWNA, CWSP, WCNA are highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills and ability to provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Proficient with MS Office and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Translate product roadmap into active sprints and release cycles using agile methodology and toolchains.
• Spearhead technology research to keep AiRISTA at the forefront of innovation.
• Create and maintain a solutions roadmap across hardware and software in collaboration with product management.
• Oversee Tier 3 customer support and feed insights back into the roadmap.
• Build and coach the R&D team; balance fixed hires and contractors to control costs and maintain agility.
• Assess and improve development processes to ensure ISO compliance.

Skills

Networking & routing

Software development

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Agile/scrum

Education

Master's degree in engineering or CS

Tools

Agile software tools

MS Office

Job description

NEKLO, based near Timonium, MD, seeks a leader for Research and Development to guide AiRISTA’s current and future software, hardware and embedded solutions. You will partner with Product and Operations to align the roadmap with market needs and position AiRISTA as a market leader.

The role requires an engineering master’s, 5+ years in tech, 7+ years leading teams of 10+, strong networking, software and project management skills, and certifications.