Director, Magnetics Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and implement the long-term growth strategy for the ICMM magnetics product group.

• Lead the development of new products from identifying market opportunities and defining concepts through to development, customer qualification, launch, and production ramp-up.

• Establish and maintain the strategy and roadmap for the magnetics product line.

• Create and manage technology roadmaps for integrated connector modules (ICM), discrete magnetics, and related magnetic technologies.

• Forge and nurture senior technical and business relationships with strategic customers.

• Convert customer platform roadmaps, market trends, and emerging requirements into unique product concepts and development programs.

• Collaborate with Sales and Product Management to pinpoint target customers, applications, and design-in opportunities, and develop compelling value propositions and go-to-market strategies.

• Develop business cases that encompass target markets, revenue, pricing, costs, investments, resources, risks, and returns.

• Promote design-to-cost initiatives and manufacturing competitiveness while balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, supply continuity, and pricing.

• Assess competitors, alternative technologies, and market dynamics to inform portfolio, make/buy/partner, and investment choices.

• Build and cultivate a high-performing global magnetics development organization.

• Foster collaboration across Product Management, Engineering, Signal Integrity, Operations, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Marketing, and regional Sales teams.

• Develop relationships with PHY/IC vendors, technology partners, universities, suppliers, and customer test organizations.

• Establish a pipeline of next-generation technologies and product concepts, complete with readiness criteria, transitioning into new product development programs.

• Provide clear leadership regarding portfolio performance, development priorities, investment needs, technical risks, and growth opportunities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or another relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Extensive experience in technical product development within magnetics, interconnects, communications hardware, power electronics, or a related electronics sector.

• Demonstrated leadership in complex new product development from opportunity identification through qualification and production launch.

• Proven business acumen in linking technology and product decisions to revenue growth, margins, investment, and market positioning.

• Experience in developing product, technology, or market strategies and translating them into actionable roadmaps and priorities.

• Capability to steer strategic customer discussions at both technical and business levels, translating customer needs into product requirements and commercial opportunities.

• Strong cross-functional leadership, communication, analytical, and influencing skills within a global organization.

• Ability to balance trade-offs among customer value, technical performance, speed, cost, quality, risk, and manufacturability.

• Direct experience with Ethernet magnetics, integrated connector modules (ICM), discrete magnetics, transformers, common-mode chokes, or related magnetic elements is advantageous.

• Familiarity with the magnetics market, major customers, competitors, suppliers, technology trends, and the industry ecosystem is preferred.

• Knowledge of Ethernet architectures, PHY interfaces, PoE requirements, and system-level electrical performance.

• Established relationships with strategic OEM, ODM, semiconductor/PHY, or networking customers and ecosystem partners.

• Experience in managing a product line or business with responsibility for growth, profitability, portfolio decisions, and investment prioritization.

• Experience in building global engineering or product organizations and attracting/developing strong technical talent.

• Experience with high-volume, cost-competitive Asian electronics manufacturing and supply chains.

• A Master's degree in an engineering, science, or business discipline is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus or in another format.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Health savings accounts.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment (ADD) insurance.

• Disability insurance coverage.

• Retirement benefits.

• Paid vacation and time off.

• Educational assistance programs.

• Possible infertility assistance.

• Potential for paid parental leave.

• Possible adoption assistance.

• A flexible work environment.