Ramon.Space is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Hardware Team Manager to lead the development of advanced, high-performance electronic boards and systems for space applications. The role includes leading the design and development of high-speed digital, RF, compute, storage, and communication boards, from initial architecture and requirements definition through detailed design, integration, validation, and production release.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and mentor a team of RF Engineers and Board designers throughout the complete product development lifecycle.
• Own hardware architecture, design decisions, technical reviews, execution plans, and delivery commitments.
• Build, maintain, and track detailed work plans, ensuring quality, schedule adherence, and effective resource allocation.
• Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and validation of complex high-speed digital and RF boards for spaceborne compute and communication systems.
• Provide technical guidance for high-speed interfaces, including PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SerDes, and other high-bandwidth communication interfaces.
• Lead RF board development, including RF component selection, transmission-line design, impedance matching, RF layout considerations, and performance optimization.
• Manage external subcontractors and engineering partners, including PCB layout, SI/PI simulation, and hardware design services.
• Lead board bring-up, debugging, hardware integration, and laboratory testing.
• Define and execute hardware verification and validation plans, including high-speed interface testing and RF performance measurements.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex hardware issues throughout development and qualification.
• Work closely with System Engineering to translate system requirements into robust, manufacturable hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with SW, FPGA, Mechanical, System Validation, NPI, and Production teams.
• Contribute to system-level architecture decisions, considering electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, and software constraints.
• Support hardware qualification, production readiness, and transition from development to manufacturing.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in complex HW and board-level design.
• 5+ years of experience leading hardware design teams, including technical leadership, planning, and execution.
• Strong knowledge of high-speed PCB design principles, including signal integrity, power integrity, controlled impedance, PCB stack-up, routing constraints, and SI/PI simulations.
• Practical experience in RF board design for communication systems, integration, and laboratory testing, including impedance matching and RF performance characterization.
• Extensive experience with board bring-up, debugging, electrical measurements, and hardware validation.
• Experience managing subcontractors and external engineering resources, including PCB layout and SI/PI simulation services.
• Experience with FPGA-based systems and high-performance computing architectures.
• Strong system-level understanding and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong technical leader with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• High ownership, accountability, and commitment to engineering excellence.
• Ability to drive execution while balancing technical quality, schedule, and business priorities.

Advantages

• Experience designing hardware for space applications, including radiation, reliability, and environmental constraints.
• Familiarity with mechanical design, thermal analysis, and hardware qualification processes.
• Experience with EMC/EMI considerations and testing.