AnySignal is hiring: Hardware Engineering Manager in Los Angeles

Hardware Engineering Manager

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Skills

• 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.

Desired Skills

• Strong experience with RF design and successful shipment of RF products.
• Experience configuring and using MES, ERP, and PLM systems.
• Strong soldering, debugging, and bench‑level prototyping skills.
• Hands‑on production troubleshooting and debug experience.

Compensation

Base pay range $180,000 – $220,000 per year. In addition to the provided base salary range, this role also offers comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, and Stock Options.

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.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and Computer Hardware Manufacturing