Embedded Software Engineer Supervisor

This role leads a team of software developers to maintain embedded software for current and legacy products. The position includes overseeing all phases of the software product development lifecycle – defining requirements, design, implementation, testing, validation, and maintenance. It focuses on managing bug resolution, maintaining compliance with building codes, and supporting special
projects. Additionally, the supervisor will work directly with the engineering manager, functional leads from product strategy, business leadership, and project management to assess technologies, market requirements, and resources in execution of these activities. Supervising employees and employee development are also requirements of this position. This role is 90 percent leadership and 10 percent hands on coding.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Leads engineering staff and project teams in the execution of product support and development activities.
• Supervises direct reports.
• Supports engineering manager in monitoring of staff performance, creation of individual development plans, conducting regular performance reviews, and supporting career path development
• Ensures team members have a clear understanding of overall project strategy, key business drivers, and project priorities
• Partner with product strategy, manufacturing, and quality assurance to establish performance, safety, cost, and new product quality standards consistent with market needs
• At times, position will require interacting with external & internal customers.
• Ability to work in an environment where tasks and priorities change regularly.
• Drive resolution of issues across multiple teams.
• Work with multiple product lines.
• Continually drive cost reduction initiatives
• Implement software solutions and resolve bugs.
• Work with engineering manager to assess the feasibility, viability, and risks of proposed technical innovations or proposed product features in terms of functionality for new products and improving existing products
• Identify and facilitate solutions to engineering and technical problems
• Ensure design standards and all applicable elements of development processes are applied
• Support the engineering manager in delivery of the engineering budget and reporting against established KPI’s

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering required
• 8 years experience in a technical product development position
• 5 years experience managing people, and/or building cohesive teams, and/or acting as a project team lead.
• Experience developing and maintaining embedded software systems (OS, HAL, application, etc).
• Experience coding in C / C for embedded systems required.
• Experience defining and working within embedded software development processes.
• Experience working with embedded systems over the full product life cycle (development, manufacturing / sustainment, end-of-life).
• Experience with source control management systems such as Git, Perforce, etc.
• Experience with software ticketing and bug tracking systems, such as Jira, FogBugz, etc.
• Experience with Project Management Professional (PMP) processes highly desired