Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

Rockwell Automation

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Location
Mayfield Heights, OH
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4 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

The Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering joins the hardware engineering organization to lead managers and multidisciplinary teams responsible for PLC, I/O, and communication products. This leader will own hardware execution from requirements and architecture through validation, certification, industrialization, and release while influencing technology choices, engineering practices, and talent strategy. Key responsibilities include building organizational depth, improving the engineering system for predictability and quality, and partnering with Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Preferred qualifications include experience with embedded hardware systems, industrial automation products, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and functional safety or cybersecurity standards like IEC 61508, IEC 61511, and IEC 62443. The position focuses on developing next-generation industrial control platforms.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop 3–4 managers and their hardware engineering teams to strengthen technical capability and accountability.
  • Own hardware execution from requirements and architecture through validation, certification, industrialization, and release.
  • Influence product investments, technology selections, and engineering practices across multiple programs and time horizons.
  • Improve the engineering system by removing barriers to increase predictability, quality, cost, and speed of learning.
  • Partner with Product Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to make trade-offs for business outcomes.
  • Drive simplicity and increase component reuse across different investments to reduce overlap.
  • Execute fast-cycle experiments to test ideas and scale successful engineering practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
  • Legal authorization to work in the US.
  • Ability to travel, including internationally up to 10% of time.
  • Typically requires 8+ years of relevant engineering leadership experience (preferred).
  • Demonstrated success leading multiple engineering teams through complex electronic product development, industrialization, and release (preferred).
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field (preferred).
  • Experience delivering products in regulated environments (e.g., CE, IEC 61010) (preferred).
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies (SAFe) (preferred).

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