Sustaining Engineering Manager

The Company:

Company is an innovative consumer-focused start-up located in Cupertino, CA. Company designs and develops easy-to-use, highly integrated consumer products and has most recently launched a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display. With a vision to build tightly integrated products that bring together great devices, powerful software, services, and unmatched content selection, this company is at the forefront of cutting edge consumer electronics design.

Company is growing and is looking for a Sustaining Engineering Manager to join the hardware team. The hardware team is responsible for platform development, product execution and the sustaining of products once in volume manufacturing. With multiple products in production, the sustaining engineering requirement is growing rapidly and has become a critical function for the business. The sustaining team is currently 4 engineer. Company is looking for an experienced engineering manager to come on board and lead, build and grow this group into a world class sustaining machine.

Key functions for this group are as follows:

• Analyze field failure data to prioritize engineering focus
• Debug field returns to root-cause
• Validate and implement corrective actions
• Support ops team to improve test yields and UPH
• Qualify alternate parts for EOL or cost reduction
• Drive ODM to debug issues effectively
• Drive the ODM to execute hardware test plans during development

The Candidate:

Will have a background in hardware engineering (EE), with much experience in high volume consumer electronics manufacturing and will have spent time at manufacturing sites in Asia. The candidate will have worked on portable, battery powered (ideally wireless devices), such as iPods or cell-phones. He / She will also be an experienced manager, having directly managed teams of at least 5 engineers, as well as lead cross functional teams. The candidate will also have program management skills and understand the product development cycle.

This person will excel at data analysis, debug & problem solving; will be a great manager and lead to the team, will interface and communicate well to external parties including ODM partners, internal groups and executives.

Required Experience:

• At least 5 years experience as an Electronic Engineer
• Experience working on portable, battery powered, ideally wireless devices in the high volume consumer electronics industry
• Time spent at manufacturing sites in Asia
• A proven manager: directly managed teams of at least 5 engineers
• Data analysis and debug skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent required. Masters’ Degree preferred.

Travel:

This position will require international travel.

Location:

Cupertino, CA

Contact jen@altosearch.com

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