Overview
The Embedded Software Manager will work within the Engineering department based at our site in Hunmanby or Mansfield. They will be required to perform a hands-on role within the matrixed engineering team to line manage a subset of the engineering team in the delivery of new product developments and the maintenance of existing.
Requirements:
* Expert in C/C++ for embedded systems
* Understanding of Linux operating systems and application development, including Yocto
* An appreciation of the power generation industry and/or control and automation solutions
* Understanding of product development and managing multi discipline teams
* Software development life cycles, tools and processes; a functional safety standard such as ISO 26262, 61508 or IEC 60730
* Good understanding of cyber security principles and technologies for embedded systems
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent ability in work breakdown and task estimation with a willingness to commit and drive projects to completion
* Familiar with combined stage gated (waterfall) / agile development approaches
* Risk identification and mitigation techniques
* Comfortable communicating with both technical engineers and management
* Problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities; enthusiastic and optimistic
* 7 years+ experience as a senior engineer or team leader, with direct reports and 7 years+ working as an embedded software engineer, with a mixture of RTOS and Linux project exposure
* A background in electronics, possibly from degree education and a relevant bachelor’s degree
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Line management of a segment of the DSE engineering team. Engineers are located at both the North Yorkshire and Sutton in Ashfield sites with some remote and hybrid working in place
* Line management includes day-to-day task management, 1:1 appraisal, goal setting, creating and guiding personal development plans, holiday approval and sickness review
* Work collaboratively with Project Managers to review the technical content of projects, define and estimate the duration of tasks to form project plans, ensure plans are technically correct and timescales are realistic
* Work with Projects to allocate engineering work tasks to the reporting segment, using JIRA or a similar tool for task management
* Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers; review and be responsible for engineering work to ensure a high standard of output
* Ensure engineers have the necessary skills, knowledge, and tools to complete tasks; address gaps with the engineering management team
* Provide product and project costs estimates, feasibility studies, and ensure high-level technical requirements are captured before wider engineering involvement
* Be a technical decision maker and contribute to platforms and architecture strategy
* Assist in the development of in-house tools and processes
* Support the wider company by answering technical questions; administration and maintenance of engineering systems, revision and variant control systems, issue management systems
* Work with other supervisors and engineering managers to ensure alignment on technology, processes, designs and testing
* Review department KPIs to ensure targets are being hit; depending on team size, work hands-on as an engineer for the relevant discipline
* Risk identification and mitigation techniques relating to functional safety levels; comfortable communicating with technical engineers
Benefits
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays and New flexible holiday scheme
* Bupa Healthcare package and Life Insurance
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
* 5% Pension contributions
* Company-wide performance-based annual bonus scheme
Additional
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Industries: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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