Senior Hardware R&D Lead: Router & Gateway Innovation

SAGEMCOM; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagemcom is seeking a Senior hardware R&D Project Lead to drive the end-to-end development of complex electronic products, with a strong focus on residential broadband routers, gateways and connected devices. You will lead Hardware, RF, Mechanical, Software, Validation and Industrialization teams, guiding architecture decisions and coordinating design reviews from concept through to mass production.

The role requires 5+ years in electronic hardware design, proven leadership of multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications or a related engineering field.
• 5+ years in electronic hardware design and product development with hands-on R&D experience.
• Experience leading hardware engineers or multidisciplinary engineering/R&D teams.
• Experience owning a complex hardware product from design through production.
• Strong understanding of hardware architecture, schematics, PCB design, component selection and design reviews.
• Experience working across validation, manufacturing/NPI and production issue resolution.
• Strong technical problem-solving, ownership, communication and cross-functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware product-development planning, milestones, priorities, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate Hardware, RF, Mechanical, Software, Validation and Industrialization teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Drive technical discussions and ensure engineering decisions and trade-offs are aligned with product requirements, cost, schedule and manufacturability.
• Organize design reviews and follow technical actions, risks and issue resolution with the appropriate engineering owners.
• Lead prototype, validation, qualification and product-readiness activities.
• Coordinate hardware/software integration and overall system-level readiness.
• Drive the transition from R&D into NPI, manufacturing ramp and mass production.
• Coordinate Design-to-Cost, BOM optimization, sourcing risks, component availability and second-source activities.
• Manage technical relationships with chipset vendors, component suppliers, manufacturing partners and external design partners.
• Coordinate certification and customer-acceptance activities with the relevant engineering teams.
• Drive root-cause/corrective-action activities for major development, manufacturing and field issues.
• Communicate project status, technical risks, decisions and escalation points to management and stakeholders

Skills

Leadership

Electronics hardware

PCB design

RF/Wireless design

Validation & NPI

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB design tools

Test & measurement

Job description

Sagemcom is seeking a Senior hardware R&D Project Lead to drive the end-to-end development of complex electronic products, with a strong focus on residential broadband routers, gateways and connected devices. You will lead Hardware, RF, Mechanical, Software, Validation and Industrialization teams, guiding architecture decisions and coordinating design reviews from concept through to mass production.

The role requires 5+ years in electronic hardware design, proven leadership of multidisciplinary