Unigraf is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its operations in Taiwan.
Unigraf is a worldwide leading video electronics testing company specializing in hardware and software test and analysis tools for DisplayPort, HDMI, and USB technologies. Unigraf's strengths include a deep understanding of these popular interconnect technologies applied to R&D, validation, test automation, and compliance test/qualification environments. Unigraf's compliance test tools can be used to verify that products are designed and work according to requirements set by standards bodies, including the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), Digital Content Protection LLC (DCP), the HDMI Forum, and the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
Unigraf is a cutting-edge technology company that serves world-class video electronics companies. The company has more than 50 employees located in technology markets across the US, Europe, and Asia. A global network of direct sales staff, application engineers, and authorized distributors represents the company's products. Unigraf is a member of the Symbiosys Alliance (www.symbiosys.io).
Responsibilities:
- End-to-end Development: Lead the planning, implementation, and follow-up of Unigraf's video test equipment (DisplayPort, USB-C, and HDMI) protocol analyzers and pattern generators.
- Team Management: Serve as the line manager for Unigraf's Taiwan R&D team.
- Architectural Definition: Participate in high-level architectural definition of SW, FW, FPGA, and HW for future products.
- Project Management: Manage product and feature projects, technical backlogs, and priorities.
- On-site Leadership: Oversee on-site management of the R&D team in Taiwan.
- Recruitment and Evaluation: Handle R&D recruitment, employee performance evaluations, and competence development.
- Subcontractor Management: Select and manage R&D subcontractors.
- Tools and Environments: Collaborate on design tools (with Tech Leads and PMs) and development environments (test/dev labs) and related IT.
- Repair and Manufacturing: Manage repair and manufacturing operations in Taiwan.
- Local Issues: Address other local issues as needed.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 15 years in engineering experience in fields related to USB-C, DisplayPort, or HDMI.
- Team Management: At least 5 years of experience managing R&D teams with more than 10 members.
- Project Management: Multi-disciplinary and multi-site R&D project management expertise (EE, ME, SW, FW, FPGA).
- Education: BS degree in EE or equivalent field, MS or MBA a plus.
- Business Acumen: Sense of urgency, passion, and understanding of overall business priorities with demonstratable ability to develop tradeoff analysis models.
- Engineering Excellence: Strong commitment to design processes and engineering excellence.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills, cross cultural awareness and understanding, and fluency in English.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in embedded system design, SW quality assurance, and methods.
- Individual Attributes: Customer focus, action/ results oriented, detailed planner and organizer, self-managed, flexible, thrive on change, change agent, able to achieve success in a dynamic environment, passion about people management and technology.
- Additional Assets: Experience with test equipment development or Standards Committees and flexibility for international travel and off-hours support.
