Director / Software Defined Radio Delivery Lead (m/f/d)

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Job Description

Emerson Test & Measurement (T&M) supports fast and cost-effective design, validation, and test of innovative semiconductor, wireless prototyping, and electronics products. Within Product R&D, in the RF Products Division, we build complex and innovative RF Test and Measurement products, including our exciting Software‑Defined Radio (SDR) platform.

Overview

The RF Division is looking for a Director (m/f/d), Software Defined Radio Delivery Lead to lead multiple product development teams worldwide. The role requires exceptional leadership to lead a team of senior engineers while coordinating across Discipline Leads, Product Managers, and Project Managers. The primary focus will be to drive roadmap execution excellence across a set of SDR investments to meet our customers’ evolving needs and serve a fast‑paced, growing market.

Delivery Leads are responsible for ensuring that products, projects, or programs are delivered successfully on time, within scope, and with the required quality. They also oversee product health, continuous improvement, innovation programs, and customer escalations. Delivery Leads ultimately sit at the intersection of execution, coordination, and stakeholder management, acting as the glue between business, engineering, and operations.

Responsibilities

Drive process and product innovation while delivering on the business mission for RF‑based SDR products and acting as the subject matter expert for project and program execution, priority, and status across new product development.
Establish the SDR roadmap, execution strategy and priority.
Influence without authority by establishing high‑trust relationships with cross‑functional stakeholders (manufacturing, marketing, services, System R&D).
Accelerate product development across broad areas that encompass multiple engineering disciplines such as software, digital, RF, and mechanical by identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
Communicate regularly with executive leadership and strategic customers on product development status.
Respond to market trends by working closely with product management and product architects to curate process development and product roadmaps.
Create KPIs to measure and track overall new product development efficiency. Influence product R&D to take immediate action based on KPIs.
Advise executives and R&D leadership on resource and schedule trade‑off decisions for complex products and systems.
Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and other Operations functions to ensure portfolio health and deliver products to meet customer needs.

Who You Are

You set stretch goals and objectives, pushing individuals or teams to perform at higher levels. You look beyond the obvious and don’t stop at the first answers. You quickly and decisively take actions in fact‑changing, unpredictable situations. You leverage each team member’s unique background to achieve team goals. You consistently apply a business driver and marketplace focus when prioritizing actions.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
15+ years of experience in the Test and Measurement or related electronics industries.
Deep technical knowledge of a particular wireless communication and electronics test market segment or application.
Broad experience across Mixed‑Signal, RF, wireless communication, and aerospace test applications.
Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop senior technical talent.
Strong understanding of wireless communications, semiconductor, aerospace, and electronics production and validation test markets.
Experience working with dynamic cultures & countries as part of a global organization.
Excellent verbal and written English skills required.