Embedded Technical Lead

• Lead all software responsibilities including setting standards & direction, designing, prototyping, developing, testing, and delivering high quality complex embedded software in a safety critical environment 

• Mentor, coach, & influence software engineers in their technical growth 

• Collaborate with Engineering Managers to maintain and enhance the high level of technical competence of the Engineering Staff through interviewing and technical screening 

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Systems Engineers, & Tech Leads to develop the technical road map, derive requirements, and design software components 

• Collaborate with Engineering Managers, Scrum Masters, & Product Owners to task engineers and determine timelines, milestones, dependencies & risks 

• Be a vocal leader for adopting industry best practices and an active contributor to streamlining department processes 

Characteristics You’ll Need 

• Excellent technical judgment and intuition 

• An organized and proactive approach 

• Ability to turn ambiguity into technical direction 

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight 

• Ability to explain complex technical issues and justify solutions with data 

• Good soft skills and the ability to positively influence others 

Education & Skills You’ll Need 

• Masters in Computer Science, Aero/Math/Electrical//Mechanical Engineering or a related or Bachelor’s with applicable experience  

• 7+ years professional experience with C/C++ 

• 5+ years experience with RTOS, preferably QNX or Linux/POSIX 

• Fundamental understanding of electronic control units and embedded systems 

• Experience with safety critical systems 

• Experience with multithreaded application development 

• Experience developing hardware abstraction layers and ability to analyze system designs, determine tradeoffs, and optimize solutions 

• Ability to compare and contrast approaches for developing for, deploying to, and packaging software for multiple architectures (x86/ARM/MIPS/etc) 

Education & Skills Nice To Have 

• 5+ years experience with safety critical systems (ISO-26262, IEC-61508, SIL3, AUTOSAR, ASPICE) 

• Experience with multiple low level communication protocols (ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, UCP, CAN, CAN-FD, I2C, SPI, etc) 

• Experience with Automotive Development 

• Good understanding of firmware security, secure communication, TLS, and encryption/decryption 

• Experience with clean code standards (TDD, SOLID, Design Patterns)