Product Development Manager

Coordinate – Cross-functional Engineering Teams – Manufacturing Innovation

Manage – Development Stage Gate – Product Roadmap

Enhance Strategic Vision – Product – Team – Capacity

Adamson products are globally acclaimed; you will find us around the world with top artists in prestigious venues. Our newest product offering has received an outstanding response; the first deployment will be for a world-renowned entertainment conglomerate in Paris, this fall.

Our product is developed by multi-disciplinary engineering teams; multi-level software from firmware through to GUI, full Ethernet stack; immersive audio software including interface & control (European division); power electronics, SMPS & Class D; high speed circuit design & network components; mechanical design & simulation, rapid prototyping FEM/BEM; acoustical design for transducers, waveguides, extending to room design; structural engineering, rigging & lifting systems.

To visualize what we do, imagine a performance in a large room, opera, jazz, hip hop, your choice. An Adamson system will reveal several large touch screens defining and controlling Ethernet streaming of the high-definition performance you are hearing. The optimized array is realized by hundreds of processors computing the solution through discretely controlled channels while tens of thousands of watts power a unique signal to each speaker in that array. This is happening in real time.

Adamson’s product is complex, by any measure. Our proprietary Ethernet stack streaming on bare metal in our DSP endpoint manages redundant streams delivered to Class D power driven by our Switched Mode Power Supplies. This energizes a loudspeaker system designed and manufactured by Adamson .

Magnets, drivers, waveguides, phase plugs, sound chambers, enclosures, and rigging hardware – in the loudspeaker manufacturing process we are vertically integrated throughout. Tier-one CNC machine tools along with five-axis mold making combine to deliver results in metals and composites.

This integration is also prevalent in electronics – under one roof we have SMT placement, selective soldering, laser/metal fabrication, powder coating, firmware, and software, all in the service of producing industrial grade electronic assemblies.

In response to demand we are simultaneously expanding our facility to 100,000 square feet; adding capital equipment in the form of a new SMT line and flying probe inspection; and increasing personnel accordingly.

Surrounded by green space next to a lake in Port Perry Ontario, we have good highway access to the GTA. Commuting here is considered to be low stress.

The Product Development Manager will lead and coordinate the engineering teams that develop our products and prepare them for manufacturing. They will liaise with other department heads and senior management to ensure product development schedules are met, manufacturing processes and resources are in place, propose remedies to constraints, and assist in implementing new operating procedures.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and technicians,
• Ensure production resources are adequate for our products,
• Ensure Design for Manufacturing is always followed,
• Implement FMEA procedures,
• Follow QC procedures, improve upon existing and implement new,
• Establish new product planning is in place for procurement and production.

Requirements

Either MEng electrical or mechanical + BCom or BEng (BSc) electrical or mechanical + MBA

• 10+ years in a multi-technology manufacturing environment,
• Product development management,
• Cross-functional team leadership,
• Design for Manufacturing in electronic/industrial products,
• Production electronics engineering and manufacturing processes.

Good to Have

• Interest in audio,
• Understand and appreciate the laws of Physics,
• Background in electronics/PCB design,
• Background in consumer/industrial products,
• Experience with strategic planning & procurement,
• Understanding of Product Life-cycle Management,
• Knowledge of technical evaluation of design requirements/Constraints.

Accessibility: Adamson is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve.

Adamson Systems is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when you are contacted, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Vision care