Tarana is a fast revenue growth company built by outstanding talented people with innovative technology. Our hardware engineering department is looking for an experienced and dedicated leader to own hardware and system quality assurance over the entire product life cycle. As a Senior Manager of HW Quality Assurance, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional engineering teams, develop and lead a high-performance team to explore challenging areas, plan and execute hardware and system tests and test automation, and deliver high-quality products to customers.

 The ideal candidate should be a highly experienced and hands-on technical leader who can develop, continuously improve, and execute HQA strategies and detailed test plans for each function/performance area. Through your leadership, HW test expertise, and RF domain knowledge, you will guide engineers to develop HW diagnostics software and test automation scripts. Your guidance will be instrumental in ensuring the efficient execution of hardware tests and diagnostics whenever issues arise.

Scope of Work and Responsibilities: 

• Define hardware test strategy and test solutions for new products and returned product troubleshooting. Guide the team to develop detailed test plans for new product features and failures from the field
• Lead and advise a team of engineers to build diagnostic software and automate the test and troubleshooting processes. Provide tools for all the cross-functional teams to use for HW tests and troubleshooting
• Deliver comprehensive plans for new hardware product integration and existing product cost reduction at the system level where hardware, software, and RF are involved

• Create reliable and trustworthy test reports/presentations, including test results, analysis, and conclusions.
• Come up with continuous optimizations to improve test coverage and quality, and reduce test costs and time. Drive initiatives to improve test processes, increase efficiency, and reduce cycle times

• Drive cross-functional collaboration and communication across teams, ensuring that information and best practices are shared effectively for hardware quality assurance
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance test systems and automation capabilities

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Strong technical background and multidisciplinary knowledge in hardware, firmware, and/or RF product development is a must
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field with 12-15 years of relevant experience
  • 5-8 years of experience leading hardware development and/or test teams
  • 12-15 years of experience in hardware and/or firmware development, verification, validation, certification, and qualification.
• Solid understanding of hardware/software integration, embedded systems, and electronic components
• Extensive knowledge and expertise in test methodologies, test automation frameworks, and some common test equipment
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire diverse and inclusive teams in a leadership capacity
• Proficiency with Linux bash shell and Python scripting, familiarity with tools such as Confluence and JIRA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The salary range for this position is: $185,000 to $240,000

Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to: skill set, years of experience and the employee’s geographic location.

Tarana provides competitive benefits to employees in this role including: Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, flexible time off and stock option.   

Since our founding in 2009, we’ve been on a mission to accelerate the pace of bringing fast and affordable internet access — and all the benefits it provides — to the 90% of the world’s households who can’t get it. Through a decade of R&D and more than $400M of investment, we’ve created an entirely unique next-generation fixed wireless access technology, powering our first commercial platform, Gigabit 1 (G1). It delivers a game-changing advance in broadband economics in both mainstream and underserved markets, using either licensed or unlicensed spectrum. G1 started production in mid 2021 and has now been installed by over 160 service providers globally. We’re headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India.

G1 has been developed by an incredibly talented and pioneering core technical team. We are looking for more world-class problem solvers who can carry on our tradition of customer obsession and ground-breaking innovation. We’re well funded, growing incredibly quickly, maintaining a superb results-focused culture while we’re at it, and all grooving on the positive difference we are making for people all over the planet. If you want to help make a real difference in this world, apply now!