R&D Manager

LITEON Careers - U.S.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

LITEON, a leading designer and manufacturer of high‑power electronics and related hardware, seeks an R&D Manager to lead a cross‑functional engineering team in the Bay Area with responsibilities spanning design, development and delivery of high‑power products and power modules.

You will mentor electrical engineers, coordinate with firmware, software, mechanical and thermal teams, drive program milestones, ensure safety and reliability, and help scale the team as we advance our product roadmaps

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in power electronics or high‑power hardware design, with prior technical leadership or management experience strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in power electronics, high‑voltage systems, and control hardware.
• Proven experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and hardware validation.
• Solid understanding of hardware interfaces supporting firmware and software integration (control signals, sensing, communication interfaces).
• Hands‑on experience with debugging, validation, and failure analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced development environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Set clear goals, provide performance feedback, and support career development and team growth.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and team expansion efforts in the Seattle region.
• Provide technical leadership for high‑power power electronics and hardware design, including AC‑DC / DC‑DC converters, control circuits, and protection mechanisms.
• Guide high‑voltage and high‑current designs to ensure performance, efficiency, reliability, and safety.
• Review and approve architecture, schematic designs, and key technical decisions.
• Partner closely with firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and system engineering teams to ensure successful system‑level integration.
• Collaborate with program management and product teams to align engineering execution with schedules, cost targets, and product requirements.
• Act as a technical interface with global teams and stakeholders.
• Oversee schematic design, PCB layout reviews, and design verification for power hardware.
• Ensure effective hardware bring‑up, debugging, and validation using lab equipment (oscilloscope, power analyzer, etc.).
• Drive compliance with safety, regulatory, EMI/EMC, reliability, and environmental testing requirements.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware‑related issues during development and production.
• Establish and improve engineering processes, design standards, and best practices.
• Ensure high‑quality documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and design reviews.
• Stay current with power electronics industry trends, energy efficiency technologies, and renewable energy applications to support long‑term technical strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical engineering

Power electronics

Project management

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

PCB design

Schematic capture

Hardware validation

Job description

OVERVIEW:

LITEON designs and manufactures power supplies, keyboards, ODD, racks, enclosures, and liquid cooling for a variety of customers in the server, storage, networking, and consumer space. With headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and branch offices in the United States, LITEON is looking for a creative, best-in‑class professional who will thrive in a fast‑paced, highly technical environment. The successful candidate will have exceptional communication, leadership, and team‑working skills and will be unafraid of stretching their talents in a dynamic organization where respect and knowledge are far more important than reporting structure. Collaboration with colleagues at all levels will be key to this person’s success at LITEON.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The R&D Manager leads and manages a cross‑functional engineering team responsible for the design, development, and delivery of high‑power products and power modules. This role focuses on power electronics hardware design while driving technical excellence, project execution, and cross‑functional collaboration. The manager plays a critical role in aligning hardware development with system‑level requirements, product roadmaps, and business objectives, while building and scaling the engineering team in Bay Area.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of electrical engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
• Set clear goals, provide performance feedback, and support career development and team growth.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and team expansion efforts in the Seattle region.

2.Power Electronics & Hardware Design Oversight

• Provide technical leadership for high‑power power electronics and hardware design, including AC‑DC / DC‑DC converters, control circuits, and protection mechanisms.
• Guide high‑voltage and high‑current designs to ensure performance, efficiency, reliability, and safety.
• Review and approve architecture, schematic designs, and key technical decisions.

3.System & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and system engineering teams to ensure successful system‑level integration.
• Collaborate with program management and product teams to align engineering execution with schedules, cost targets, and product requirements.
• Act as a technical interface with global teams and stakeholders.

4.PCB Design, Validation & Reliability

• Oversee schematic design, PCB layout reviews, and design verification for power hardware.
• Ensure effective hardware bring‑up, debugging, and validation using lab equipment (oscilloscope, power analyzer, etc.).
• Drive compliance with safety, regulatory, EMI/EMC, reliability, and environmental testing requirements.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware‑related issues during development and production.

5.Process, Documentation & Technical Strategy

• Establish and improve engineering processes, design standards, and best practices.
• Ensure high‑quality documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and design reviews.
• Stay current with power electronics industry trends, energy efficiency technologies, and renewable energy applications to support long‑term technical strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in power electronics or high‑power hardware design, with prior technical leadership or management experience strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in power electronics, high‑voltage systems, and control hardware.
• Proven experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and hardware validation.
• Solid understanding of hardware interfaces supporting firmware and software integration (control signals, sensing, communication interfaces).
• Hands‑on experience with debugging, validation, and failure analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced development environment.

BENEFITS

As a full‑time employee, you’ll have access to LITEON’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off in compliance with US labor requirements.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

LITEON is committed to equal opportunities for all qualified individuals, and we welcome a diverse range of applicants.

Please note that the responsibilities and duties of the position may change with or without notice, and we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to perform their essential functions.