Lead, coach, and grow engineers across embedded firmware/software, hardware (electrical & mechanical), and adjacent teams.
Drive a high-performance team culture grounded in accountability, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
Help lead end-to-end delivery of IoT hardware and firmware programs — from component selection and EVT/DVT through production readiness.
Serve as the engineering-side owner for contract manufacturer relationships — managing NPI handoffs, yield issues, and production quality gates.
Interface with DevOps Engineering to ensure firmware deployment pipelines, OTA update infrastructure, and device provisioning systems are production-grade.
Collaborate with AI/ML Engineering to scope and integrate on-device or edge inference capabilities into IoT platform features.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in hardware or IoT engineering, with 5+ years in an engineering management or technical leadership role.
Direct, hands-on experience with embedded systems development — firmware, RTOS, bare-metal, or equivalent.
Deep familiarity with hardware development lifecycle stages — EVT, DVT, PVT, MP.
Proven track record managing or closely partnering with contract manufacturers across NPI, ramp, and sustaining engineering.
Practical knowledge of supply chain fundamentals — component sourcing, lead time management, BOM governance, AVL strategies.
Experience running Agile/Scrum teams with measurable delivery outcomes.
Strong communication skills — able to translate hardware constraints and technical complexity to executive stakeholders and cross-functional partners equally well.

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

embedded systems developmentfirmwareRTOSbare-metalhardware development lifecycleEVTDVTPVTMPAgile

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingaccountabilitypsychological safetycontinuous improvementcommunication