Vice President Of Hsc Engineering

HME has been creating innovative products for the drive-thru and pro-audio industries since 1971. We were also voted one of San Diego’s best places to work.

From the very beginning, we've known these solutions would never have happened without the customer-focused people who make up our company. HME has a team environment with a culture of collaboration, learning, and growth. With subsidiaries located in California, Georgia, Missouri, Canada, the UK and China, companies around the world depend on HME for clear, reliable communication solutions. From setting the standard for drive-thru headsets and timer systems in the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry to developing professional audio equipment used in the Olympic Games, HME strives to create the newest, most innovative products on the market while providing quality care and attention to its customers.

As our Vice President of Engineering for our Hospitality & Specialty Communications division (HSC) you will lead the Software, Systems, and Project Management teams. You will be responsible for all of the HSC hardware and software product developments. In order to accomplish this, you will be building and maintaining a high-performance team and ensure projects stay on track to deliver products that meet our strategic objectives.

What you will be doing:

• Propose new products and improvements to existing products.
• Lead the Software, Systems, and Project Management teams.
• Serve as an internal change agent to drive engineering process enhancements, controls, and innovation.
• Oversee annual budget process for the HSC Engineering department and potential multiyear technology investment strategies.
• Partner with Product Management and senior staff to determine customers technology / product needs.
• Effectively manage short-term project needs without adversely impacting long-term development roadmaps.
• Recommend and implement policies reflecting industry best practices.
• Oversee all the entire lifecycle of HSC product development from inception to product market release and sustaining.
• Champion the hiring and development of top-notch Engineering talent along with the utilization of flexible outsourced talent solutions to meet short term demands or fill critical technology gaps.
• Collaborate and execute the Engineering strategy that maps to and keeps pace with HME’s growth, future technology changes and corporate strategies.
• Direct and manage product design, development, and maintenance efforts for the entire HSC portfolio of products.

What you will need to succeed in this position:

• Familiarity with electrical design utilizing modem ARM and digital signal processors, power and thermal management, audio codecs and compression technology, short range digital radio technology utilizing 5GHz and below, EMI / EMC mitigation techniques, electronics packaging technology utilizing plastic injection molding and power supply design.
• Experience effectively managing geographically diverse development teams across different continents.
• Experience overseeing development of hardware, software, and cloud-based products in an Agile environment.
• 10 years’ experience managing or directing engineering teams at the executive level, including experience in strategic planning and execution.
• BS degree in Electrical or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Experience with FCC / IC / CE approval processes.
• Experience with SaaS model products and digital wireless communications systems is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and partner effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Strong teamwork skills.
• Product Management experience.

Pay Range: $185,315.00 - $285,100.00. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for the role. This may vary depending on experience and other factors. Our benefits package includes tuition reimbursement; 3 weeks paid vacation your first year, paid holidays, medical, vision and dental coverage, pet insurance, life insurance, and 401K contributions.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds, 50 pounds with assistance.

To be the industry leader it takes a group of talented individuals working together as one—individuals who love their work and do it with integrity, consistently demonstrating a passion for excellence, and ardently cultivating an innovative mindset; that’s who we are. We are committed to quality and continuous improvement to provide cutting-edge products and services to all our customers worldwide. We work hard to earn our customers’ trust and aspire to build long-term relationships. There’s no stopping our drive to win, our success starts from within. We value the competitive spirit and look for others with the same drive. Together we win. Come join our team!