Embedded Software Team Manager
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 products.
Requirements
* Expert in C/C++ for embedded systems
* Appreciation of the power generation industry and/or control and automation solutions
* Software development life cycles, tools and processes
* Functional safety standard such as ISO 26262, 61508 or IEC 60730
* Good understanding of cyber‑security principles and technologies for embedded systems
* 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
* 7+ years experience as a senior engineer or team leader, with direct reports
* 7+ years working as an embedded software engineer, with a mixture of RTOS and Linux project exposure
* Background in electronics
* Relevant Bachelor’s Degree
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Line management of a segment of DSE engineering team across North Yorkshire and Sutton in Ashfield sites with some remote and hybrid working
* Day‑to‑day task management, 1:1 appraisal, goal setting, personal development plans, holiday approval and sickness review
* Collaborate with Project Managers to review technical content of projects, define and estimate task durations, ensure project plans are technically correct and timely
* Allocate engineering work tasks to the reporting segment using JIRA or similar tool for task management
* Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers
* Review engineering work and ensure a high standard of output from the reporting segment
* Ensure engineers have the necessary skills, knowledge, and tools; work with management to address gaps
* Provide product and project cost estimates, feasibility studies at project inception
* Act as technical decision‑maker and contribute to platform and architecture strategy
* Assist in the development of in‑house tools and process
* Support wider company by answering technical questions
* Administration and maintenance of engineering systems, revision and variant control systems, issue management systems
* Work with 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
* Apply risk identification and mitigation techniques relating to functional safety levels
* Communicate comfortably with technical engineers
Benefits
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* New flexible holiday scheme
* Bupa Healthcare package
* Life Insurance
* Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
* 5% pension contributions
* Company‑wide performance based annual bonus scheme
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