HW/SW Development Manager

Position Overview

Seeking a leader for managing the development of new digital camera systems employing image intensifier and FLIR technology. The candidate should have a strong software development and embedded systems background with extensive experience implementing imagers and detectors.  We are seeking a team-oriented, self-driven individual with a keen technical mind and an eye for detail.  The Intevac Photonics Division is comprised of engineers who have a detailed understanding of hardware engineering and systems with embedded software. We operate in a fast-paced, highly technical R&D environment.  You will be expected to explore new technologies and product concepts, create new products, enhance our current product lines, and stay abreast of new technologies and techniques.

Primary Job Duties

• Lead multiple concurrent development projects including project planning and budgeting, multidiscipline resource management.
• Provide architecture leadership, including embedded platform hardware/firmware partitioning, image datapath processing, analog channel design and sensor implementation
• Coordinate the activities of the entire project team comprised of hardware, firmware, application software and optical engineering resources as well as internal and external resources
• Contribute to development activities of software and hardware development
• Define the scope and identify the goals, objectives, requirements, and limitations of the project
• Manage the needs and expectations of the various project stakeholders
• Plan, execute, and control the project tasks, phases, and deliverables
• Work with customers on specifications and system design

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• 10+ years professional work experience leading product development projects
• A fundamental understanding of how to design and characterize optical/electrical/mechanical systems and cameras for high performance and high quality production.
• A strong proficiency or aptitude in analysis tools such as Matlab
• Strong programming skills, ideally including LabView, Matlab, and C/C++
• Experience with embedded systems and FPGAs
• Leadership presence with an ability to obtain results in a dynamic organization; effective management-by-influence skills
• Prior work for a product manufacturing company

Minimum Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• US Citizenship required.

Location

Imaging

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