Head of Cable R&D - FN
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A BSc in an engineering discipline.
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10+ years of progressively responsible management experience in research and development, preferably with experience in leading R&D teams across several regions.
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Demonstrated success creating environments where Innovation can flourish; broad view of new technology.
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Comprehensive knowledge through experience of related disciplines, cost reduction programs, capital and operations budgeting, product portfolio management, continuous quality improvement.
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Demonstrated success creating and leading empowered, high-performing teams.
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Strong interpersonal skills and ability to speak contemporaneously about technical and business strategies to senior technical and business executives
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Ability to work out of Sunnyvale, CA; domestic and international travel required (<20%).
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An understanding of how to manage intellectual property in contracts, open source licenses and patents
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Ability to manage customer escalations caused by outages or product defects
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An MSc in an engineering discipline or an MBA is desirable.
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Experience in cable TV industry: DOCSIS, video, etc.
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Knowledge of RF systems or wireless technologies
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Experience with PON, IP, other telecommunications technologies
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Experience building hardware systems, working with an operations team and contractmanufacturers to ensure scale and built in quality of delivered product