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# Engineering Manager - Hardware

- **Company:** Research Products Corporation
- **Location:** Sun Prairie, WI, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Computer Engineering, Electrical CAD, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, Test Scripts, Hardware Testing, Reliability of Systems, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3358752207&tx=JR10397LFR&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related field.
 * 7
10
years
of
experience as a
hardware engineer.

 * 1-3 years of
project
management
or
people
leadership
experience.

 * Outstanding
written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders and senior leadership.

 * Experience in hardware reliability analysis, FMEA required.
 * Experience in conducting root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
 * Experience in document creation including specifications, design descriptions, design & test reports
 * Experience designing products for manufacture.
 * Experience with electrical CAD tools, preferably Altium Designer.
 * Experience with increasing responsibility in project development with
demonstrated
leadership success

 * Organizational, coordination, and multi-tasking experience
 * Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design
principals
, including PCB layout and design for EMC.

 * Experience
establishing
work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams

 * Experience taking
a design
from architecture through to production.

## Description

AprilAire is currently seeking an Engineering Manager Hardware to join us at our Sun Prairie Innovation Center! In this role you

will oversee and coordinate activity

within the internal

hardware

engineering team, with responsibilities

that include

communication and coordination across all engineering groups.

You

will also be responsible for

the robust task of developing

processes, creating and tracking KPIs, and providing mentorship as well as technical

and project

oversight for

the

hardware

team as needed.

Responsibilities:

 * Contribute to the s
cope and schedule determination for the
hardware
development and testing
portion
of project
s

 * Plan and oversee the execution of sprints within the
hardware
team
(including story pointing, retrospectives, and prioritization of tasks with input from stakeholders/project managers)

 * T
riage
hardware
issues raised and
assign
to the
appropriate engineer

 * Define and manage hardware, simulation, test, and validation performance requirements for new products
 * Collaborate on circuit design, schematics, layout, analysis, and documentation
 * Own hardware architecture requirements and
design
specification documents

 * Conduct design reviews and translate findings into actionable tasks
 * Develop complete PCB designs, including schematics and layouts
 * Provide oversite for obsolescence management and other life cycle support requirements
 * Suggest and contribute to the development of R&D concepts
 * C
ontinuous
ly improve
development processes based on
cutting edge
best-practices

 * Ensure the team follows
approved hardware
design and review
processes

 * Track and report
hardware
KPIs including schedule status, sprint velocity,
and
hardware test
findings

 * Act as
a
p
oint of contact for specification clarity and alignment

 * Communicate deliverables to test teams
and other stakeholders.

 * Update
manager
with
bi-weekly sprint
reports

 * Identify
and
appropriately
flag risks

 * Contribute to and
participate
in gate reviews

 * Collaborate with product owner, program manager, and stakeholders to define project milestones, requirements, and estimate task efforts for our hardware development
 * Provide o
versight
and mentorship for
hardware
engineers.

 * Assist
project
manager
s
in keeping track of
hardware
development and testing
portions of the schedule and budget

 * Work closely with quality
team to develop and
maintain
processes to
validate
hardware

 * Build a diverse and high-performing team through strategic hiring, talent development, and effective role alignment
 * Management of external hardware resource
s
used to supplement our internal engineers, as needed

 * Set and manage individual and team goals focused on capability building, efficiency, and performance
 * Willing and capable of travelling between A
prilAire
facilities, suppliers, and customers. Expected amount of travel is small
1-2 trips a year outside of WI


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