Senior Hardware Engineering Manager

Agile; Yuba City (CA); On-site; USD 216,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple medical plan options

Dental and vision coverage

Life and AD&D insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Matching 401(k) plan

Additional company benefits and资源

Job summary

Agile Resources, Inc. seeks a Senior Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing hardware team in California.

You will drive programs from concept through launch, oversee architecture reviews, and coordinate with Product, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure on-time delivery and robust design. The role requires 10+ years in hardware engineering, including 3–5+ years managing teams, with strong DFx knowledge and regulatory understanding (EMC, safety,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related.
• Master’s preferred in engineering, engineering management, or business.
• 10+ years hardware engineering experience, including 3–5+ years leading teams.
• Strong knowledge of hardware design, verification, manufacturing, and DFx.
• Proven track record delivering complex electronic products end-to-end.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Understanding of hardware regulatory and compliance requirements (EMC, safety, environmental).
• Sound judgment in fast-moving product development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing hardware engineering team through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Drive hardware programs from product concept and architecture through design, verification, manufacturing, product launch, and sustaining engineering.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture discussions, design reviews, technical tradeoffs, and resolution of complex engineering challenges.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with Product Management, Project Management, Software Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to keep projects on track.
• Improve engineering operations by identifying risks, optimizing processes, balancing resources across projects, and promoting consistent design, verification, documentation, and manufacturing practices.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Performance management

Career development

Architecture leadership

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Engineering/Engineering Management/Business

Job description

Senior Hardware Engineering Manager Salary: Up to $240k base

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and develop a high-performing hardware engineering team through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Drive hardware programs from product concept and architecture through design, verification, manufacturing, product launch, and sustaining engineering.
• Provide technical leadership during architecture discussions, design reviews, technical tradeoffs, and resolution of complex engineering challenges.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution with Product Management, Project Management, Software Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to keep projects on track.
• Improve engineering operations by identifying risks, optimizing processes, balancing resources across projects, and promoting consistent design, verification, documentation, and manufacturing practices.

Ideal candidate has

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline;
• a master's degree in engineering, engineering management, or business is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible hardware engineering experience, including 3–5+ years leading or managing hardware engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of hardware design, verification and validation, manufacturing, product lifecycle management, and Design for Manufacturability/Assembly/Test/Reliability (DFx).
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex electronic products from concept through production, with the ability to balance technical, schedule, quality, reliability, and cost considerations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to remain technically engaged while empowering engineers to own solutions.
• Additional Qualifications: Experience building, mentoring, and retaining strong technical engineering teams.
• Understanding of hardware regulatory and compliance requirements, including EMC, safety, and environmental standards.
• Strong project planning, prioritization, risk management, and resource allocation skills.
• Sound technical judgment and the ability to make thoughtful decisions in a fast-moving product development environment.
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options
• Dental and vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Matching 401(k) plan
• Additional company benefits and resources

Location & Culture

This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative technology environment surrounded by a community known for innovation, creativity, and an exceptional quality of life. The organization values people who enjoy turning ideas into real-world products, approaching complex challenges creatively, and taking ownership of meaningful technical work.