Systems Engineering Manager Ref# V-34828-2

  • Palo Alto, United States
  • £160000 - £225000 per annum
  • Permanent
  • V-34828-2

Holt Executive are partnered with a Silicon Valley based company that continues to solve communication and connectivity challenges for the US government.

Having already delivered a radio that connects with GEO satellites 23,000 miles away, opening a new form of real-time and reliable connectivity from anywhere, they are now working on a robust geolocation alternative to GPS.

Our partner is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager with experience in communication systems to play a vital role in growing and supporting a small team of Systems Engineers.

Key responsibilities for the Systems Engineering Manager:

  • Management of a small systems engineering team, including performance management, development actions, resource allocation and technical oversight.
  • Review workload requirements and assign team members to projects.
  • Produce and deploy skills development plans for your team.
  • Support system / subsystem trade-offs where necessary.
  • Providing technical leadership and oversight.
  • Supporting with a wide range of systems engineering activities.
  • Supporting with system design and architecture.

Key Skills & Experience Required by the Systems Engineering Manager:

  • Experience in radio communications (Radar, CDMA, RF receivers etc).
  • Experience in managing and developing systems engineering teams.
  • Experience within the Space/Satellite/Satellite Communications industries.
  • A proven track record of developing a high performing team of systems engineers.
  • Experience working with GNU radios, or other Software Defined Radio Systems is desired.
  • C++ development skills is desired.
  • Some knowledge of GNSS signal processing, and digital signal processing math is desired.
  • Real-time embedded systems, and/or FPGA development is desired.
  • A keen interest in building something that has never been built before.

This role is based onsite in Palo Alto, California.

If your skills and experience match this Systems Engineering Manager opportunity, we encourage you to apply now!


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