Senior Engineering Manager, Hardware Manufacturing

Leads a global manufacturing team focused on the unique challenges of producing electronic products, continuously improving quality for customers, and scaling production to meet future demand. It works with cutting-edge technology across wearable and stadium infrastructure products for the elite sports industry. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the postholder will implement best-practice production processes and systems, build a team and processes to modernise production, produce products across multiple countries, and scale production to incorporate new manufacturing partners.

• Lead global manufacturing, building and maintaining strong relationships with EMS partners and suppliers, driving best-practice production processes and systems, and continuously improving product quality.
• Oversee project management for new product introduction (Prototype / EVT / DVT / PVT / MP), including planning, execution, progress reporting to key stakeholders, and acting with urgency to keep all stages on track.
• Oversee cost control for new product introduction, monitoring BOM costs at each stage of product development, plus associated test equipment, R&D jigs, production jigs, tooling, and third-party product testing and certification.
• Maintain regular and clear communication with global, primarily Australian, teams across Supply Chain and Logistics, Support, Product, and multidisciplinary (ID, ME, EE, FW) Engineering to create alignment.
• Provide technical leadership for the engineering team of 4 in Taiwan, leading engineering processes, technical strategy, discussion, and planning, and promoting innovation and collaboration through documentation.
• Recruit, manage, and grow a multidisciplinary and geographically diverse engineering team, providing technical guidance, career development, and mentoring.
• Drive achievement of required mass-production levels for first-pass yield (90%) and final-pass yield (98%) for new products.
• Scale production capacity while maintaining quality to meet market demand for the Vector 8 family, and establish manufacturing KPI dashboards covering yield, quality, cost, and on-time delivery for all products.
• Establish strong relationships with EMS partners and internal engineering, supply chain, and product colleagues in Taiwan and Melbourne, and establish a new office location reflecting the company's growth, presence, and operations in Taiwan.
• Modernise manufacturing processes, technology, and systems, including introducing IoT technology to factory systems, refine production and engineering processes to support geographically diverse production across multiple EMS partners
• And build a high-performing team and processes for growth in manufacturing scale, collaboration with new production partners, and integration of new and diverse product lines.

• Experienced and organised, with a proactive problem-solving approach and strong communication skills.
• 10+ years experience working with electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and engineering teams designing products for manufacture, scaling production, and supporting electronic products throughout their entire lifecycle.
• 5+ years experience leading and managing engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience in managing at least 5 projects through the new product introduction (NPI) process, from the sample stage to mass production, including ME/EE/FW integration products, for businesses with scale between 10k-100k pieces per year.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes for electronic products, including the design and development of tooling (particularly injection moulding), production jigs, and work instructions.
• Experience with products utilising common wireless communications protocols, such as BLE, Wi-Fi, UWB and long range/low bit rate applications.
• Basic knowledge of firmware development and embedded Linux systems.
• Strong (English and Mandarin Chinese) communication and interpersonal skills, including experience in communicating with manufacturers (EMS), multi-disciplinary technical teams, and product management to understand requirements, describe product features, and technical designs.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks or projects to meet deadlines.

• Based in Taiwan.