Firmware Engineering; Principal​/Manager

Firmware Engineering (Principal/Manager)

We are looking for a Firmware Engineering (Principal/Manager) to join our Engineering team at our North American Headquarters in Carlsbad, CA.

We are an industry-leading, global company with a legacy of innovation for home IoT/aquatic past times.

• Define, develop, implement hardware and firmware development best practices
• Support Agile team development processes, helping to resolve roadblocks and impediments
• Measure and monitor the quality and progress of the work of the team and adjust accordingly
• Hire, coach, and manage staff as needed
• Provide career development and performance coaching
• Collaborate with peer managers to lead broader organizational initiatives
• Create a team culture that supports open communication, collaboration across teams and across sites, and empowerment to employees
• Demonstrated understanding of embedded systems and experience working in hardware design/feature projects with experiences in various phases in requirements gathering, schematic and PCB layout designs/implementation, test/verification
• Demonstrated understanding of embedded systems and experience working in firmware design/feature projects with experiences in various phases in requirements gathering, code design/implementation, test/verification
• Proven leadership skills and track record of mentoring people and advancing the organization
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization
• Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient
• Naturally accountable and responsible
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Remains flexible and calm in the face of ambiguity
• Must possess a professional demeanor and demonstrated effectiveness working with others
• Experience leading engineering teams
• Experience in AWS FreeRTOS, AWS IoT is a plus
• Experience in RF technologies (e.g., WiFi, Bluetooth, Zig Bee) is a plus
• Familiarity with Embedded Linux is a big plus

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or 7+ years of industry experience equivalent.