Director, Hardware Engineering

NovaTech Automation seeks a seasoned Director of Hardware Engineering to provide strategic and technical leadership across all hardware development disciplines. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on hardware design expertise and leadership experience to drive engineering excellence across a multi-site organization.

Requirements

• Lead all hardware engineering activities across PCB design, embedded platform development, power and analog design, and signal integrity.
• Define and enforce hardware architecture standards, design methodologies, and best practices across the organization.
• Drive hardware simulation practices using SPICE, LTspice, and related tools to reduce design iterations and improve first-pass success rates.
• Collaborate closely with software, product management, and systems engineering teams to ensure hardware and software co-design alignment.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, technologies, and design automation capabilities to improve team throughput and quality.
• Own hardware development schedules, resource allocation, and technical risk management across active programs.
• Provide leadership oversight to mechanical engineering and hardware certifications, quality assurance and RMA, and people and organizational leadership.
• Manage and develop a geographically distributed organization across US and international locations, spanning hardware engineering, mechanical and certifications, and QA/RMA functions.
• Build a high-performance culture grounded in engineering rigor, accountability, and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development