Sr. Engineering Manager, Embedded Software

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Role Summary:
The Platform team is responsible for developing the foundational embedded software for our current and future vehicles, including drivers, the operation system, middleware, and comms stacks. A senior engineering manager on this team will lead individual contributors in delivering high-quality software, coordinate cross-functionally to plan the roadmap, and manage team performance and development.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow embedded software engineers on the Platform team, responsible for automotive-grade software across the embedded stack.
• Be a hands-on technical lead with an understanding of microcontrollers, RTOS, drivers, middleware, comms stacks, and effective debugging.
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality production code that is safe, well-architected, fast, reliable, and testable.
• Work with your team, Technical Project Managers, and external stakeholders to build, prioritize, and execute against the engineering roadmap.
• Conduct performance reviews, identify top performers, and support their growth into Technical Leadership.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience managing teams who have shipped and supported production systems.
• 10+ years’ experience as a software engineer delivering results within large-scale, safety-critical project environments.
• Experience with RTOS and communication stacks.
• Test automation tool selection and execution experience.
• Experience in automotive and associated communications protocols (CAN, FlexRay) is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment.
• Good team player with excellent communication skills.
• Passionately motivated to take ideas from development validation to a verified product.
• Hands-on approach, proactively identifying and filling in gaps where needed.

Company Statements:

• Lead and grow embedded software engineers on the Platform team, responsible for automotive-grade software across the embedded stack.
• Be a hands-on technical lead with an understanding of microcontrollers, RTOS, drivers, middleware, comms stacks, and effective debugging.
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality production code that is safe, well-architected, fast, reliable, and testable.
• Work with your team, Technical Project Managers, and external stakeholders to build, prioritize, and execute against the engineering roadmap.
• Conduct performance reviews, identify top performers, and support their growth into Technical Leadership