VP, Engineering – Connected Home CPE
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This posting has been extended beyond the initial anticipated closing date.
JOB SUMMARY
The VP, Engineering- Connected Home CPE will oversee a team of engineers, software developers, and testers focused on designing, testing, and scaling WiFi solutions and CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) for residential and commercial customers. This role is responsible for driving technical innovation and operational excellence in CPE software, delivering high-quality, reliable, and secure products to enhance the customer experience. Delivers product roadmaps and ensuring timely and efficient delivery of projects in alignment with strategic company objectives. Fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, maintains a robust engineering process, and leads cross-functional efforts to enhance product performance, reliability, and security.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical leadership for the complex CPE platform: decisions, implementations, and optimizations, and lead a team of software developers and testers to deliver CPE software, both embedded and cloud, in support of broadband customers.
- Enhance existing software delivery practices through innovation, automation, and application of carrier best-practices.
- Establish and maintain strong relations with internal partner organizations, including product management, network operations, field operations, customer operations, and emerging technology; collaborate closely with the executive team, providing regular updates on project progress, risks, and budgetary status, as well as aligning engineering initiatives with broader business objectives.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure the company’s CPE solutions remain at the forefront of innovation, delivering tangible value and competitive advantage.
- Create and effectively manage carrier-scale budgets and negotiate carrier-scale contracts with third-party vendors.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
- Ability to align systems, programs, and people with the company strategy and culture
- Ability to lead large, multi-layered technology teams
- Ability to serve as a visionary leader, think strategically, and anticipate future needs and trends with respect to relevant technologies
- Ability to lead large change, complex projects and initiatives, foster teamwork, and build a strong culture of collaboration
- Ability to perform financial business planning and forecasting for a large department
- Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels and to prepare and present presentations to senior executive audiences
- Understanding of the company’s business operations and business units and competitive environment
- Proficient in developing, deploying, and operating CPE software and systems at scale from major ecosystems (e.g. RDK-B, PRPL, Plume, OpenWRT)
- Competent in automating and optimizing test cases for embedded and cloud systems
- Competent in release management, including developing & operating tools and systems that provide scalable and flexible techniques to target feature and capability deployments to customers
- Competent in radio frequency (RF), network systems, and cybersecurity
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Information Systems, or other related engineering or technology field
Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years
Engineering work experience – 10 years
Leadership and project management experience – 7 years
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Preferred Education
Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Information Systems, or other related engineering or technology field
Preferred Related Work Experience and Number of Years
Experience overseeing the development of large customer scale technology solutions with progressive increases in responsibility and leadership – 15 years
WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environment with flex options. Teams are located locally and remotely, including international vendor and partner teams.
EOE
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This job posting will remain open until 2025-01-07 11:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between $174,300.00 and $290,300.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
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