Hardware Engineering Manager (DC-Power Instrumentation)

TL;DR

Hardware Engineering Manager (DC-Power Instrumentation): Leading the architecture, development, and delivery of DC power supply hardware for advanced test systems with an accent on player-coach leadership and deep power electronics expertise. Focus on supervising DC power instrument design, driving schematic/PCB implementation and validation, and improving design/verification processes to ensure reliability, efficiency, and manufacturability.

Company

hirify.global builds test and automation solutions for next-generation technologies.

What you will do

• Lead architecture, development, prototyping, and validation of DC power instruments for test and measurement applications.
• Supervise and mentor a team of hardware design engineers; set goals, manage performance, and guide architectural decisions.
• Actively contribute to DC-DC power supply hardware design and validation, covering performance, efficiency, thermal behavior, and reliability.
• Oversee schematic design, component selection, power stage topology choices, magnetics tradeoffs, and PCB implementation.
• Drive design decisions for regulation accuracy, transient response, protection features, and EMI/EMC performance with system-level integration.
• Manage hardware development projects from concept to production and coordinate cross-functionally (mechanical, firmware, software, systems, operations, manufacturing).

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on hardware engineering experience with strong background in DC power supply or power electronics design.
• 2+ years in a managerial role, ideally player/coach, combining technical contribution with team management.
• Direct experience managing 6+ staff members.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals: analog/power circuit design, control loops, and power conversion principles.
• Experience with lab debugging and validation tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, power analyzers) and hardware debugging tools.
• Knowledge of power hardware design, validation, safety, and quality assurance best practices and industry standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Health and well-being benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, paid vacation & holidays, and tuition assistance.
• Discretionary bonus eligibility based on financial performance.
• Opportunity to work cross-functionally to improve engineering processes and product reliability.

Hiring process

• Interviews to assess technical depth in DC power hardware and experience leading engineering teams.
• Evaluation of hands-on debugging/validation experience and cross-functional collaboration.

Location: North Reading, MA, US

Salary: $201,000 - $321,600 base