Digital Design Engineering Director jobs in Illinois

Description

Company Background

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With nearly 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 20K devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of Engineering to lead our cross functional engineering team building government focused software defined radios and applications. This is primarily a management role, with responsibility spanning across our hardware, software, FPGA, and test engineering teams. The ideal candidate has first-hand experience with the complexity of advanced engineering projects, and has been a successful “maker” on engineering teams in the past. Additionally, the ideal candidate has a track record of developing and managing high-performing engineering teams, an entrepreneurial mindset, communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical teammates, leads by example, and is passionate about customer success as well as their mission. Our team culture strikes a balance of high performance and high integrity, while remaining humble and pragmatic, and we seek an engineering leader who thrives in this environment. The candidate must be data-driven, well-organized, and motivated to help their team thrive.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineering functional managers and individual contributors across multiple engineering disciplines (this Director role is anticipated to have 15-25 engineering team members reporting to them, spanning across software, hardware, FPGA, and test engineers)
• Work closely with the technical leaders on our projects to ensure the engineering team members are successful and thriving on their projects
• Work closely with our product management team to ensure there is alignment between our product roadmap priorities and the engineering execution within our project teams
• Provide technical guidance for proposals, system architecture, and product strategy where it aligns with the individual’s background and experience
• Work closely with functional area leaders to establish and implement engineering standards, policies, and procedures to ensure quality and compliance
• Advise and mentor team members by sharing best practices across projects, early identification of challenges, roadblocks and mitigations, and encouraging professional development
• Participate in our engineering recruiting and hiring efforts, working closely HR as well as engineering functional managers
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the engineering team.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management position
• Proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams
• Strong technical acumen in at least one engineering discipline (hardware, software, FPGA, or test engineering) with the ability to dive deep into product and engineering details
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement engineering strategies and processes that drive productivity and innovation
• Excellent project management skills, with experience in delivering complex projects on time and within budget
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Experience with recruiting, hiring, and mentoring top engineering talent
• Ability to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric product development
• Experience with budget management and resource allocation
• Understanding of compliance, security, and industry-specific regulatory requirements
• Willingness to take ownership and be accountable for team outcomes

Desired Skills (one or more)

• Experience in the domain of RF/wireless system development and product engineering
• Familiarity with high value defense/security-related products
• Experience with RF test/measurement/sensing of both commercial and non-commercial wireless signals
• Experience with hardware development lifecycle
• Experience with software development lifecycle and agile methodologies

Benefits

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable giving company match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.