Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Waygate Technologies, a global leader in non-destructive testing solutions, develops remote visual inspection products for aviation, energy, manufacturing, and industrial markets. The Senior Engineering Manager, Embedded Software will lead a global team developing embedded software, firmware, and device software for video borescope platforms while driving technical strategy, product execution, talent development, and organizational planning.
Responsibilities
- Leading a global software engineering team developing embedded software and firmware for advanced inspection systems
- Driving the execution of software development programs while balancing schedule, quality, cost, and customer requirements
- Partnering with product management, systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, quality, manufacturing, and service teams to bring products from concept through launch and sustainment
- Defining technical roadmaps and investment priorities for future generations of embedded software platforms
- Building a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Developing engineering talent through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development
- Supporting customer engagements and strategic development partnerships
- Driving the adoption of modern embedded software development practices, automation, cybersecurity, and AI-enabled technologies where they create customer value
- Managing engineering resources, staffing plans, budgets, and software capitalization activities
- Collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams and external development partners
- Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are most productive
Skills
- Have significant experience leading embedded software development teams delivering commercial hardware products
- Have a strong technical foundation in embedded software, firmware development, embedded architecture, or related engineering disciplines
- Have experience delivering products that tightly integrate software, electronics, optics, sensors, and mechanical systems
- Have experience operating at both strategic and technical levels, helping teams solve complex engineering challenges while guiding long-term product direction
- Have experience working within structured product development environments that utilize requirements, design reviews, verification, validation, and release processes
- Have strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Have experience managing engineering roadmaps, budgets, and organizational growth
- Have a passion for developing high-performing engineering teams
- Have experience developing embedded systems using C or C++
- Have experience working with Embedded Linux, RTOS environments, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and board bring-up
- Have experience developing or supporting camera systems, imaging products, optics, computer vision, image processing, or measurement technologies
- Have experience leading the development of industrial, aerospace, medical device, robotics, automation, or instrumentation products
- Have experience working with connected devices and cybersecurity for embedded products
- Have experience with AI, machine learning, or edge analytics deployed on embedded platforms
- Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- This position requires current work authorization in the country of employment
- Candidates for this role (office-based/ hybrid/ remote) must be located in or near the locations displayed above
- An advanced degree is preferred
Benefits
- Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work during the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are most productive.
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
- Company-sponsored health & welfare programs
- Thrift Plan (401k)
- A choice of coverage options that best suit your needs
- Bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies
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