Manager, Electrical Engineering

About the Role:
Wing is looking for an Electrical Engineering Manager to join our Electrical Engineering Team. This role is onsite based in Palo Alto, CA. The ideal candidate can demonstrate hands-on experience in driving innovative products from concept, through prototyping and design, all the way to manufacturing. They are committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where every team member is empowered to leverage their strengths in order to deliver robust and elegantly simple solutions to difficult problems.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage, mentor, and guide a team of electrical engineers with diverse backgrounds who drive the development of Wing’s growing portfolio of aircraft and ground support hardware
• Encourage innovation and technical leadership across all areas of electronic hardware development and related processes
• Foster personal growth by assigning each team member to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term goals, personalities, and work styles
• Set clear expectations and create a positive, supportive, and inclusive work environment
• Support the performance review process and provide effective feedback
• Hire and develop new talent to improve our capabilities, enhance our capacity, and execute on product development opportunities
• Implement both tactical and strategic team and org-based improvement initiatives
• Drive cross-functional consensus building in a dynamic environment and promote strong, “silo-free” communication and collaboration between teams
• Support schedule/budget development and coordinate with program management
• Help define streamlined hardware development and verification processes
• Provide focus and technical leadership in design reviews
• Identify and mitigate potential risks/issues throughout the project life cycle
• Actively reduce complexity by fostering simple and elegant designs/solutions
• Champion product safety and reliability for systems and components with the highest level of integrity

What You’ll Need:

• 10+ years of hardware development engineering experience; 5+ years of managerial experience
• Proven track record of building, leading, and managing high-functioning design and/or technical teams
• Ability to inspire and coach individuals and groups to achieve career development and performance goals
• Proven track record of building relationships, fostering collaboration, driving conflict resolution, and working cross-functionally with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience managing priorities in ambiguous situations; strives in a fast paced environment, adapts quickly to new requirements
• Proven track record and expertise in design of embedded systems on simple microcontrollers and complex SoCs
• Practical knowledge of how to quickly prototype and test designs as well as experience with high-volume production manufacturing
• Proficient in CAD software and EPDM (Altium/Agile preferred)
• Creative problem-solving experience
• Familiarity with UAS specific systems designs - navigation, perception, motors, batteries, and flight controls
• Passion for or interest in aviation