Career Opportunities
Technical Process Manager
Searching for a career that combines Engineering, documentation/workflow optimization, management skills, and love for music?
Rodgers Instruments has a unique opportunity for the right person to join our team onsite in Hillsboro, Oregon. We're known world-wide for our musical organs which feature the latest digital technology enhancing the beauty of tradition and authentic sound.
We truly do push the limits of possibility and ingenuity!
You'll collaborate with our teams here (Engineering, Technical Services, Production, Purchasing, etc.), as well as with our Dutch colleagues in the Netherlands to improve processes and efficiency while managing projects and deadlines.
If you are qualified, and this is music to your ears, we’d love to hear from you!
Send your resume to barb.mckee@rodgersinstruments.com
Job Description
- Set process standards within the Engineering/Technical Services/Production/Purchasing departments to initiate/ensure successful implementation of projects/goals
- Create and improve documentation of company processes and systems for efficiency and accuracy
- Continual communication and cooperation with departments (Engineering, Technical Services, Production, Purchasing) to highlight potential concerns and risks and maintain and improve quality of products.
- Manage project workloads and distribution of tasks in Engineering and Technical Services
- Monitor and manage daily processes/projects of Engineering and Technical Services to ensure continuation, quality, and timely project completion
- Oversee Engineering and Technical Services department needs and issues and assist in prioritizing and analyzing the causes and solutions
- Supports the Engineering/Technical Services/Production/Purchasing teams on product compliance and regulatory requirements
- Research and assist Purchasing department to find components in cases of supply chain disruption and end of life products
- Participate in investigations of issues and create solutions and corrective actions to problems and complaints
- Learn technical systems (Sage, PLM, Zendesk, etc.) and how we use them to improve their use
- Supervise non-routine projects on an as-needed basis
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or higher in Engineering (Preferably Electrical/Electronics)
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a technical role
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a management role of small teams
- Experience in analyzing processes/procedures in a manufacturing environment to improve and document for efficiency and accuracy
- Ability to problem-solve complex technical situations and issues
- Team oriented person who gets along with others well, but can take charge and lead
- Experience with PCB layout and design for EMC and safety compliance (UL, CE, and FCC)
- Understanding of medium-speed (50-500 MHz) signal integrity concepts
- Knowledge of serial communications protocols and hardware interfaces including I2S, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and MIDI
- Solid background in debugging and analysis using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and other test equipment
- Ability to specify and verify audio performance
- Knowledge of AC-DC mains and DC-DC switch mode power converter design
- Experience with revision control and collaboration systems: Git, Jira, and Trello
- Knowledge of software development life cycle, including planning, creating, testing, and deploying embedded software applications
- Experience with software programs: Pads Projects 9.3, MPLAB IDE v8.92, Visio, Visual Basic 6.0, AutoCAD, Altium Designer, and other PCB design tools
- Skilled in prioritizing and executing tasks in a high-pressure environment with multiple changing priorities
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience collaborating with cross-cultural teams
Additional information
Desired Qualifications and Skills
- Digital and analog musical organ experience