Engineering Manager - Plano, United States - Polara Enterprises

Description

The Engineering Manager will own execution of product design and development by overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of a skilled engineering team consisting of electronic, firmware, and mechanical design engineers, and will be capable of designing systems and bringing them to market in short timelines. The manager will provide leadership to this team and also contribute to the vision and direction through close collaboration with department heads to create and drive company objectives.

This person must thrive in a small company environment where his/her decisions have immediate impact and can quickly change course. He/she must be detail-oriented and articulate expansive, yet attainable goals, and stay focused on achieving key metrics.

Requirements

• Works with the VP of Engineering to establish and implement departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures
• Capable of high level architecture of embedded control system and IoT systems, and has the ability to decompose into tasks and project plans.
• Oversees the daily workflow, assignments, and work schedules of engineering staff
• Oversees the development process from initial design concepts to final production
• Maintains knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and development of best practices
• Provides provides technical guidance and support

• 5+ year in managing small teams in embedded controls and IoT development
• Experience in use and management of collaboration tools (e.g, Jira, Confluence)
• 7+ years' experience as an individual contributor in embedded software development and writing C and/or assembly code for microcontrollers
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and embedded software development best practices, with significant experience in low level development and programming.
• Real time development experience with and without an RTOS.
• Working knowledge of C++.
• Working knowledge of IoT principles and methods
• Familiarity with various ARM architectures (e.g. Cortex M4, M7, etc.).
• Familiarity with security basics (e.g. TrustZone, security certificates, etc.).

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Solid problem-solving skills. Highly technical, quickly grasping how things work. Presents technical concepts, ideas, and information in terms that both engineers and non-engineers can understand.
• Motivated by continuous learning and development.
• Functions well in a small company/startup environment. (High visibility, accountability and development velocity)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively with a cross functional team.
• Disciplined engineering approach.
• Differentiates value added activities from waste.
• Demonstrates systems thinking.