Firmware Engineering Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories•Pullman, WA

About The Position

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) designs, manufactures, and installs world-class products and solutions for use in critical infrastructure, making electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. SEL is hiring a Firmware Engineering Manager for our R&D Communications product group. In this role, you will develop and support our Satellite Synchronized Network Clocks and Precise Time product line.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
8+ years of engineering or management experience in embedded Linux/RTOS firmware development using C/C++
Demonstrated ability to design/produce/support successful products/processes
Strong desire to develop employees and lead projects
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment and mentor others
Ability to rapidly learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Strong writing, technical documentation and speaking
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience or training
Strong project management knowledge and skills
Experience with the following tools: Software development tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.)
Source control (Git, Mercurial, etc.)
Test automation & scripting (GoogleTest, Ctest, Behave, Python Unittest, Bash, etc.)
Modern communications protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.)
Cybersecurity best practices (CVE analysis, threat modeling, etc.)

Responsibilities

Serving as technical lead on complex embedded Linux firmware projects.
Performing management activities to attract, hire, supervise, and develop individual contributors to meet the goals of the group.
Managing and breaking down a backlog of tasks for the team.
Creating and maintaining internal design documentation.
Writing test plans and developing test procedures.
Preparing design and system level specifications.
Participating or moderating peer reviews of designs, documentation and test plans.
Providing and maintaining accurate project plans and labor estimates.
Working closely with product managers on new product concepts, enhancements and long-term strategy.
Engaging with cross-discipline teams to deliver world-class products for critical infrastructure.
Modeling, teaching, and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
Understanding. Creating. Simplifying.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Superior benefits
Inspiring work
100% employee owned
Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
Top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
10 paid holidays
Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days
9 paid sick days
Paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
STEM courses
apprenticeships
tuition assistance
engineering development programs
wellness
fertility
adoption
flexible spending benefits