As the Associate Director of TV Engineering for Best Buy Exclusive Brands, you'll lead a global engineering team responsible for product design and development as well as supplier quality. You'll have 12-15 team members based in Minneapolis, Shenzhen and Taipei. You'll report to the Senior Director of Global Engineering and Quality as a part of a matrixed organization. You'll work in a collaborative environment with product and supplier development managers and external suppliers to create technical specifications for future lines of connected televisions, You'll also work with internal cross-functional teams and external technology and manufacturing partners in the commercialization of connected television products.
This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days on site at a Best Buy location and some days from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process. What you'll do Work closely with internal and external cross-functional teams in the development of technology roadmaps, product roadmaps and technical specifications Support the creation and evaluation of the technical product requirements during sourcing events with suppliers Ensure recommended technology selections meet competitive product features and are implemented in the most cost-efficient way Work closely with internal and external teams to maintain a supplier quality management system that meets product quality requirements Work with the engineering, safety and testing teams to review customer ratings and data to ensure continuous product and supplier improvements Develop and review standard processes used across the global engineering and quality teams to ensure they are in line with Best Buy Exclusive Brands strategy Basic qualifications Bachelor's degree or above in electrical, computer or software engineering or related technical discipline 10 years of experience in product development and system architecture of internet and video-based consumer electronics products 7 years of experience designing and shipping high-volume consumer products 5 Years of experience managing multiple direct reports and other people managers 3 years of experience with hardware/software architecture, SoC architecture, RTOS, Linux, Android and RF technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth 2 years of analog and digital hardware experience applicable to high-volume consumer products Ability to travel 25% of the time, including 3-4 international trips per year Preferred qualifications 10 years of hands-on experience with display video processing, picture quality engineering, TV panel systems and LCD backlight modules 3 years of experience working with offshore manufacturing partners and working in geographically distributed teams Basic knowledge of video processing algorithms and techniques including HDR technologies, local dimming and MEMC What's in it for you
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Our benefits include Competitive pay Generous employee discount Financial savings and retirement resources Support for your physical and mental well-being About us
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