Senior Director, Hardware & Embedded Systems

Integrated Biometrics; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Biometrics is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to head hardware product and technology development for FBI-certified fingerprint sensors.

This role will guide product architecture, stage-gate development, technical support, manufacturing improvement, and root-cause investigations across hardware, firmware, software integration, and device engineering, with a strong focus on cohesive product systems and customer solutions that span hardware and software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10–15 years of hands‑on engineering experience, including prior team leadership.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams (software, firmware, hardware), with demonstrated ability to align hardware and software delivery schedules.
• Strong hardware background, including SoCs, ARM processors, PCBs, FPGAs, CPLDs, and embedded systems.
• DFM/DFT discipline in volume production, tooling, test fixture development, pilot builds, and hand‑off.
• Experience with USB, Parallel, MIPI, and SPI protocols.
• Proficiency with Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS environments.
• Experience with PCB design tools such as OrCAD, PADS, or Eagle.
• Expert‑level C/C++ skills and some Verilog HDL knowledge.
• Skilled with lab test equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem‑solving, and cross‑cultural collaboration skills, including Asia.
• Willingness to flex working hours to maintain overlap with South Korea; travel 15–30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hardware product development team and direct software engineering execution, coordinating with Asia.
• Translate customer and market requirements into integrated product solutions delivering hardware, firmware, and application software.
• Manage stage-gate product development with checklists, reviews, and stakeholder alignment.
• Drive product architecture, redesign, prototyping, benchmarking, and performance improvements.
• Own DFM/DFT during development, releasing designs that are manufacturable and testable; support downstream owners.
• Lead root-cause analysis and investigations involving fingerprint sensor technology.
• Identify, test, and qualify new electronic and hardware components.
• Manage technical support for existing hardware and contribute to new technology proposals.
• Build close partnership with engineering and manufacturing in South Korea.

Skills

Hardware leadership

SoCs/ARM

PCB/FPGA/CPLD

DFM/DFT

USB/MIPI/SPI

Cross-platform OS

PCB design tools

C/C++

Verilog HDL

Lab equipment

Cross-cultural collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Job description

Integrated Biometrics is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to head hardware product and technology development for FBI-certified fingerprint sensors.

This role will guide product architecture, stage-gate development, technical support, manufacturing improvement, and root-cause investigations across hardware, firmware, software integration, and device engineering, with a strong focus on cohesive product systems and customer solutions that span hardware and software.