Sustaining Engineering Manager
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Title: Sustaining Engineering Manager
Location: Cupertino, CA
Company: Lab126

The Role:

Lab126 develops innovative consumer-centric product solutions. As an Industrial Designer working with Lab126 you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive, design and bring to market innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and test. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. The Lab126 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 engineers, we are looking for an experienced engineering manager to come onboard; to 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, such as iPods or cell-phones 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.

This position will require international travel.

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