Hardware Engineering Manager

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. has an immediate opening for a Senior Hardware Engineering Manager at our Austin, Texas engineering office. In this role you will lead, develop, and scale a high-performing hardware engineering organization capable of delivering high quality products that expand Lutron’s leadership in automated lighting and shading solutions.

This position is a leadership role with meaningful technical depth. You will be responsible for building strong teams, developing engineering talent, and creating the conditions for technical excellence, while ensuring projects are delivered with high quality, predictable execution, and strong cross-functional alignment.

You will work closely with senior engineering leadership to grow the Austin hardware engineering function, define team structure and capability needs, and support multiple product development efforts across the portfolio. The products developed by your teams will be deployed in cutting edge residential and commercial environments around the world.

The Senior Hardware Engineering Manager is accountable for:

• People leadership, coaching, and performance management
• Successful execution of hardware engineering projects across multiple product development programs.
• Organizational scaling, hiring, and long-term capability development

You will create a culture where engineers do their best work, collaborate effectively across disciplines, and continuously raise the bar for design rigor and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing hardware engineering team.
• Set clear goals, provide ongoing feedback and performance evaluations, and support career development.
• Partner with leadership to recruit and develop engineering talent in Austin.

Technical Oversight and Quality

• Partner with Principal Engineers to ensure alignment with system architectures, standards, and design decisions.
• Uphold strong engineering practices through effective design review and validation.

Project & Execution Leadership

• Own delivery of hardware engineering scope across multiple programs, meeting cost, quality, and schedule targets.
• Balance priorities, ensure proper staffing and risk management, and escalate issues with clear recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with software, firmware, industrial design, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and regulatory teams to deliver and sustain products.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing partners on tooling and production readiness.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse technical and non-technical audiences.

Process & Organizational Improvement

• Drive improvements to engineering processes, tools, and lab capabilities.
• Support cost reduction, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives while scaling best practices.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, or Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for all degrees earned.
• 12+ years of engineering experience in product development required.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineers, including senior engineers.
• Proven ability to lead teams through complex product development efforts with technical depth.

Lutron Electronics’ position as the worldwide leader in innovative lighting control and shading solutions has enabled consistent, annual growth. Our company has cultivated a reputation of unsurpassed quality, a broad range of technologies and product offerings, and a strong commitment to servicing our worldwide customers. This has allowed the company to invest in developing new technologies and services, expand our technical capabilities and global presence, and to find and retain the best talent. Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at