Sr. Manager, Hardware Engineering (Board Design)

About The Role

In this position, the Senior Manager, Hardware (HW) Engineering will be responsible for leading a team of HW Design Engineers, supporting board designs for customers in the Cloud Computing and Hyperscale Industry. The responsibilities for this position include interacting heavily with engineering and product teams to define deliverables, priorities, and processes. You will also help engineers/technicians develop their skills and deliver world-class board designs, prototypes, and proof of concept projects.

What You Will Do

• Provides guidance, leadership, and direction to the HW Engineering Team
• Coordinates with Architecture and cross-functional teams to define requirements for designs
• Ensures the designs meet or exceed program schedule targets
• Acts as the representative in customer and management level meetings/forums on behalf of the HW Engineering Team
• Identifies and routinely uses the most effective and cost-efficient business practices to execute processes; continually evaluates their effectiveness and appropriateness
• Determine how to solve performance/operational problems and deliver robust and timely solutions
• Exercises independent judgment in planning and organizing work
• Monitors performance of HW Engineering Team and reports status to senior management
• Ensures employee compliance with Company policies, procedures, and practices.

What You Bring

• BS in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of direct industry experience
• 8+ years of Management and/or Design Lead experience
• Creative leader with superior analytical abilities
• Strong problem-solving and technical skills to earn trust and influence partners and teams
• Knowledge of hardware development process and lifecycle
• Analytical problem solving
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated strong ownership, self-motivation, and ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work successfully with geographically dispersed teams
• Proactive, positive, deliberate, and focused thinking
• Strong background in Board and/or Server designs

About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer
At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

-Competitive base salary

-Performance-based annual bonus eligibility

-401(k) retirement savings plan

-Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

-Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers

-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-

-Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

-Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays

-Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

-Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities

-Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.