Senior Manager, Analog & Mixed Signal Engineering

Kirkland , United States

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Lead a multidisciplinary team in designing and sustaining the electrical backbone for next-generation radar platforms while driving engineering excellence and innovative practices.

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).


Echodyne is seeking a Senior Manager, Analog & Mixed Signal Engineering to join our fast-growing team. 

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager of Analog & Mixed Signal (AMS) Engineering leads Echodyne’s AMS organization—responsible for architecting, designing, verifying, and sustaining the analog, digital/mixed-signal, power delivery, clocking, and high-speed interfaces that form the electrical backbone of Echodyne’s next-generation radar platforms.

This leader combines deep technical expertise with people leadership, guiding the AMS team through the full hardware lifecycle—from concept and architecture through design, bring-up, verification, transition to manufacturing, and long-term sustainment. They will champion engineering excellence, ensure alignment with program and product objectives, and drive continuous improvement across processes, workflows, and design methodologies.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Electrical & RF Engineering, this leader balances technical ownership with organizational leadership, mentoring and developing engineers while remaining hands-on enough to influence architecture and solve complex cross-disciplinary challenges.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership

  • Lead AMS architecture, schematic development, simulation, layout guidance, bring-up, and design verification
  • Champion DFX principles (DFM, DFA, DFT, DFQ) and ensure robust transitions to manufacturing
  • Guide team to own AMS subsystem performance across the product lifecycle, including root-cause investigations and corrective actions
  • Lead trade studies, risk assessments, and design reviews across multiple radar programs

People & Team Leadership

  • Grow, mentor, and lead a multidisciplinary Analog & Mixed Signal engineering team
  • Set technical direction, development goals, and resourcing across programs
  • Foster a culture of rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Serve as the champion for Analog & Mixed Signal collaboration between Systems, RF, FPGA/FW, Mechanical, DevOps, Test, Quality, and Manufacturing
  • Align Analog & Mixed Signal work with program priorities, requirements flowdown, and system-level performance budgets
  • Ensure strong manufacturing test strategies and support production readiness

Process Leadership & Continuous Improvement

  • Improve Analog & Mixed Signal workflows, documentation rigor, verification practices, and design toolchain utilization
  • Support refinement of agile hardware development processes tailored to program needs

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

  • Expertise with power management, clocking, ADC/DAC subsystems, high-speed digital interfaces, and signal/power integrity
  • Strong hands-on experience with board bring-up, debugging, verification, and manufacturing transition
  • Leadership of technical teams or engineering managers
  • Experience delivering multiple hardware products through full lifecycle iterations

 

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE 
(Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)
 

  • Experience with radar, high-performance sensing, or adjacent RF systems
  • Collaboration experience with firmware/FPGA teams on timing, interfaces, and bring-up
  • Familiarity with Altium, SPICE tools (or equivalents), and lab test equipment

 

QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred)
  • 10 or more years of analog and mixed-signal circuit design experience, including ownership of complex printed circuit assemblies
  • Prior technical leadership or engineering management experience required
  • Eligibility to handle export-controlled information (ITAR/EAR)

 

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S. 

WHAT WE OFFER

The pay range for this position is $145,300 - $217,900 annually. 

If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

  • Pre-IPO Stock Options
  • Generous Benefits:
    • Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
    • Virtual Care – 98Point6
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you 
  • Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
  • Travel Assistance Insurance
  • Company Paid Life Insurance
  • Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401(k) plan
  • Pet Insurance
  • Prepaid Legal Program
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Paid Company Holidays

 


All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.


 

 

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
  • Other Benefit: Paid Company Holidays
  • Paid Time Off: Flexible PTO

Contribute to Our Success It’s not often you get the chance to change an industry by bringing truly revolutionary technology to market – technology that disrupts existing markets and creates vast new ones. It’s difficult and challenging work, but it’s also exciting, energizing, satisfying, and rewarding! We want to learn more and contribute more than ever before, and have fun while doing so. We want to do great things and be around great people. We want this to be the best job for each of us!  We keep the kitchen well-stocked with food, fruit, and drinks and there are monthly lunches, impromptu barbecues, and seasonal celebrations.  Are you hesitant to fill out an application because you may not fulfill all the requirements? Studies show women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs if they feel their background doesn’t align perfectly with the job description. At Echodyne, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and fair work environment. If you are interested in a position but your background isn’t a perfect match, we strongly encourage you to apply. Even if there isn’t an ideal role for you now, your application will be kept for future opportunities. The right role could be just around the corner!

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