Hardware Development Manager

A highly successful, market-leading technology company that develops state-of-the-art wireless communication and connectivity systems integrated directly into sports and protective helmets.

Renowned as the global pioneer in its domain, the enterprise reshapes user safety, premium audio delivery, and real-time mesh connectivity, with products commercialized and distributed across more than 100 countries.

The company offers a stable, multi-disciplinary engineering environment with a local workforce of approximately 180 to 200 professionals.

The corporate R&D headquarters is based in Ra'anana, operating under a hybrid framework providing 1 day of remote work per week.

Position Overview-

• Hardware Development Team Leader taking comprehensive technical and managerial ownership of an elite squad of 6 Hardware and Electronics Engineers.
• Directing the end-to-end hardware product lifecycle from early-stage architecture definition, requirement capturing, and multi-layer schematic design to qualification, manufacturing release, and mass production.
• Owning the hardware engineering strategy, leading critical technical Design Reviews, and making high-stakes architectural decisions optimized for low-power, small-form-factor consumer electronics.
• Overlooking global regulatory compliance, wireless certification frameworks, and type approvals across international markets.
• Partnering cross-functionally across a diverse internal matrix (Software, Mechanics, QA, NPI, and Procurement) and managing external operational relationships with global EMS and ODM manufacturing vendors.
• Managing engineering resources, hardware budgets, risk mitigation matrices, and execution timelines to continuously optimize time-to-market.
• Core Domain & Ecosystem- Multi-Disciplinary Hardware Engineering, Wireless Communication Systems, RF Design (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee), Schematic Capture & PCB Layout, Low-Power Electronics, Hardware Validation, Global Regulatory Compliance (FCC/CE), NPI & Mass Production, DFM/DFT, EMS/ODM Collaboration.

Requirements-

• Academic Background: B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related quantitative field – Mandatory
• 10+ years of robust professional experience leading hardware development teams within complex, multi-disciplinary product environments – Mandatory
• Extensive hands-on experience in Analog & Digital circuit design, component selection, and multi-layer PCB development – Mandatory
• Strong practical command of industry-standard schematic capture and layout design environments, specifically OrCAD and/or Altium Designer – Mandatory
• Deep, system-level understanding of low-power short-range wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee) spanning both physical layer (RF PHY) and MAC architectures – Mandatory
• Expert-level mastery of RF testing methodologies and advanced electronic laboratory instrumentation – Mandatory
• Proven track record leading international regulatory compliance and RF certifications for low-power wireless systems (including FCC, CE, TELEC, NCC, SRRC, BSMI) – Mandatory
• Verifiable experience guiding complex electronic products through a complete lifecycle from concept to high-volume Mass Production (NPI) – Mandatory
• Deep structural understanding of hardware qualification, environment stress testing, reliability validation, and test coverage methodologies (DFM, DFT, yield optimization) – Mandatory
• Superb leadership and communication skills, with extensive experience managing technical interfaces across Software, Mechanical Design, Quality Assurance, and Operations – Mandatory