Sr Manager, System Validation & Test (SVT)

SBT is the exclusive executive recruiting firm for this confidential position.

This confidential client is developing advanced communications and computing solutions for next-generation infrastructure markets. The company is entering a critical growth phase and is seeking an experienced technical leader to establish and scale its System Validation & Test (SVT) function.

This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to shape product quality, validation methodology, and organizational capability from the ground up. The position reports directly to a senior technical executive and offers significant influence over product execution, engineering processes, and team development.

Role
Define and execute the end-to-end system validation and test strategy across complex hardware and software products.
Translate product and system requirements into measurable validation objectives, performance targets, and test methodologies.
Develop system-level models, reference platforms, and correlation methodologies to ensure alignment between simulation, characterization, and real-world performance.
Lead system bring-up, debug, performance optimization, and root-cause analysis across multiple engineering disciplines.
Establish validation frameworks, coverage metrics, test infrastructure, and best practices to drive product quality and reliability.

Qualifications
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optical Communications, Signal Processing, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of industry experience developing, validating, and commercializing complex communications, networking, semiconductor, or high-performance computing products.
Proven leadership of coherent DSP system validation, genuinely hands-on in the lab (scope, DCA, AWG, BERT) with automation
Hands-on technical leadership with a startup mentality is a must for this position
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