ITRON www.itron.com

Job Details:
Description

Itron is looking for an R&D Manager to direct, design and implement a comprehensive product management strategy. This person will function as the central resource with design, manufacturing, quality, test, and marketing teams as the product(s) move to completion and distribution. Additionally, the R&D Manager will direct those involved in the design, modification, and evaluation of all phases of a specific product or group of products from product definition through production and release (i.e. Product Lifecycle Management). Other responsibilities will include ensuring that products shipped meet specifications and quality goals formulating and executing long-term plans for cost/profit control promoting use of new technologies and industry-leading trends to product management activities.

Key Functions

• Manage all support issues that arise from the ramp up of all OpenWay Centron roll out initiatives
• Use advanced understanding of systems, firmware and how products fit within Interact with systems support team to manage the issues support the Centron OpenWay platform
• Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• Use experience as an embedded design engineer to manage a team of 5 direct reports
• Interact with multiple internal and external teams, including product marketing and development groups to achieve cohesive understanding and agreement on product directions
• Manage development function of products as support functions stabilize

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver quality products in a timely fashion
• Review and approve proposed architectures, technologies, and implementations for risk and feasibility
• Support existing products through customer issue triage and planned maintenance releases
• Mentor engineers in Itron products and processes
• Plan development activities
• Collaborate with quality assurance, product management, and marketing on product specifications, requirements, features, delivery dates and quality levels.
• Create, maintain and manage departmental budget
• Implement policies, procedures and processes necessary for consistent product development

Qualifications

Experience: Requires a minimum of 8 years of R/D experience along with 2 plus years of management in an R/D environment.

Education: Bachelor's degree requried. Degree in Electrical Engineering highly preferred.

Certification(s):
Travel: 30 - 50%