Director, Hardware Engineering

Job description

Position Summary NovaTech Automation is seeking a seasoned Director of Hardware Engineering to provide strategic and technical leadership across all hardware development disciplines at the company. This role will consolidate hardware engineering, quality assurance, RMA operations, and hardware certification under a single leader. The Director will report directly to the SVP of Engineering and Product Development and will manage teams distributed across NovaTech's US and international locations. NovaTech's hardware portfolio spans substation automation products including RTUs, GNSS clocks, industrial Ethernet switches, power meters, and merging units. Products operate in demanding grid infrastructure environments and must meet rigorous industrial, safety, and EMC standards. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on hardware design expertise in embedded industrial platforms alongside the leadership experience to drive engineering excellence across a multi-site organization. Key Responsibilities Hardware Engineering Leadership The Director directly leads the hardware design and engineering team and is the primary technical authority for all electronic hardware development at NovaTech....