Hardware Engineering Manager
Role Overview
Lead the hardware engineering team and development of next-generation power electronics from concept through production.
Build and develop the team, and establish the processes and technical direction needed to deliver reliable, high-quality products at scale.
Key Skills for This Role
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About Daanaa
Daanaa is a Vancouver-based fabless power electronics and semiconductor company developing power conversion and control technologies.
Its Power Transaction Unit combines power conversion, amplification, management, transfer, diagnostics, and control in a single module.
The company serves OEMs in industries including solar energy, electric vehicles, and data centers.
Role overview
Lead the hardware engineering team and development of next-generation power electronics from concept through production.
Build and develop the team, and establish the processes and technical direction needed to deliver reliable, high-quality products at scale.
What you'll do
- Lead hardware development to meet performance, quality, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and schedule objectives.
- Plan projects with Firmware, Systems, Project Management, and company stakeholders; manage technical, resource, quality, and schedule risks.
- Set priorities, ownership, milestones, and accountability for engineering deliverables.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing hardware engineering team.
- Establish and improve hardware engineering processes while supporting execution in a high-growth environment.
- Guide architecture, analog, digital, power, PCB design, DFM/DFT, reliability, systems integration, and compliance decisions.
- Partner with Product Management, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external partners.
- Promote engineering excellence, ownership, continuous improvement, and accountability.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of hardware engineering experience, including leadership or management of hardware teams through the full product development lifecycle.
- Technical breadth across analog, digital, power electronics, PCB design, testing, manufacturing, and systems engineering.
- Experience taking hardware products from architecture and design through validation, qualification, and production.
- Ability to plan and execute complex programs and manage technical, resource, quality, and schedule risks.
- Experience recruiting, mentoring, performance management, and career development.
- Understanding of DFM/DFT, reliability engineering, systems integration, compliance, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to balance customer requirements, product performance, cost, quality, and time-to-market.
- Cross-functional leadership and communication experience with internal teams and external partners.
- Experience in power electronics, power conversion, semiconductors, automotive, renewable energy, or other complex hardware environments is strongly preferred.
- Startup or high-growth technology experience is preferred.
Compensation
- Typical salary range is CAD 120,000–175,000 annually; pay may vary with job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits
- Benefits include extended health and dental coverage, a wellness and spending account, professional development support, and a group RRSP program.
Work environment and values
The company describes a collaborative, high-growth startup environment that values curiosity, trust, hunger, and accountability.
Daanaa is an equal opportunity employer with an inclusive culture.
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