Hardware Engineering Manager

Company

AnySignal is a startup whose mission is to usher in the next generation of RF products and services. For the most demanding space and defense missions,

AnySignal provides a flexible platform with world-class performance that is easy to deploy, monitor, purchase, and upgrade.

Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds that cover cloud computing to artificial intelligence, communications and sensing, embedded systems, and much more.

Role

As a Hardware Engineering Manager at AnySignal, you will be responsible for driving the success of our hardware products from concept through production and deployment. This is a deeply hands-on leadership role: you will direct the team at a high level while also diving into design and production challenges to ensure we build fast, build right, and deliver reliably.

You will lead a team of hardware engineers in designing, building, and scaling cutting-edge space hardware, while also implementing the processes and infrastructure needed for efficient production. Your work will directly influence the pace and quality of our products, ensuring seamless integration with software systems and fulfillment of customer mission requirements.

• Lead and grow a hardware engineering team composed of engineers with varying levels of experience.
• Drive rapid development, analysis, and manufacture of hardware units.
• Implement processes that permit us to build right and build fast, balancing speed, quality, and traceability.
• Ensure smooth handoff from design to production, working closely with supply chain and fab/assembly counterparts to guarantee on-time delivery.
• Establish and enforce procedures throughout unit assembly, rework, and test.
• Lead the development of test infrastructure and enforce high standards of quality across hardware builds.
• Maintain close alignment with software teams to ensure hardware promotes smooth HW/SW integration.
• Understand customer CONOPS and ensure designs are built and tested to fulfill mission needs.
• Support troubleshooting and triage of deployed hardware units in the field.
• Collaborate with mechanical and thermal engineers to meet SWaP and reliability constraints.
• Lead and actively participate in design reviews.
• Work closely with the recruiting team and engineering leadership to identify, attract and hire excellent hardware engineers.

• Proven experience leading teams that designed, shipped, and supported hardware products at scale.
• Excellent first-principles understanding of electrical engineering concepts.
• Proficiency in Altium or similar ECAD tools.
• Experience deploying products with Xilinx MPSoC or similar high-density FPGAs.
• Ability to rapidly learn and apply RF design fundamentals.

• Strong experience with RF design and successful shipment of RF products.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals (Python, C++, JavaScript).
• Experience configuring and using MES, ERP, and PLM systems.
• Strong soldering, debugging, and bench-level prototyping skills.
• Hands-on production troubleshooting and debug experience.

Additional Information

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported, and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: [email protected] aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.