Firmware Development Manager

JOB SUMMARY

The Firmware Development Manager is responsible for participating in the research, design and development of test instrumentation for the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry. This person will be responsible for evaluating architectural choices based on product requirements and ensuring that the architecture works across hardware, firmware and software components. The Firmware Development Manager responsibilities also include providing technical leadership to a team of engineers and participating in the selection and definition of hardware and software architectures for future products.

The ideal candidate would be someone that has experience working in the embedded real-time, multi-processor environment. This position will be located in our Marlborough, MA corporate headquarters, reporting to the Director of Software Engineering.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Recruit and manage a team of up to 15 software engineers. The team will be a mix of local and remote, full-time and contract developers
• Responsible for assessing performance and delivering reviews for all team members
• Help evaluate new technologies and leverage those into product architectures resulting in the implementation of requested product functions.
• Innovate new product features based on your ability to realize product from technical possibilities
• Provide technical leadership in the realm of system design.
• Participate in project team meetings.
• Design, develop, test and document firmware components and applications.
• Design, Develop and Test embedded real-time, multi-processor systems
• Work with engineering project teams to provide architectural technical leadership.
• Lead technical requirements gathering, estimating, and planning efforts
• Leverage internal component reusability and open-source solutions to improve time to market.
• (Nice to have) Develop products to promote the ease of implementing automated test suites.
• Develop clear metrics for testing status and progress monitoring dashboards.
• Mentor and grow team members with on-going professional development activities
• Identify and implement process and development environment improvements
• Work with Development and project managers to assist in technical decision making
• Insure cross product implementation consistency.
• Work with other product teams on solutions.
• Travel requirement: less than 5%

DECISION-MAKING LATITUDE

This employee will lead a team of firmware developers to support existing Doble products and help build new products.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to express ideas clearly in written and oral communications.
• Willingness and excitement to assume increased responsibility.
• Ability to quickly prototype new concepts and ideas
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions
• Familiarity and experience working with Matlab, Linux, and scripting languages
• Knowledge of PC based applications.
• Knowledge of FPGA programming
• Knowledge of hardware design Familiar with message bus technologies and implementations.
• (A little too much to ask in my opinion) Experience managing code management systems such as Bitbucket
• Team communication and collaboration experience (Such as a wiki)
• Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews
• Experience working with hardware teams to isolate failure causes.
• 8+ years of work experience in firmware and software development.
• 2+ years of work experience in a technical leadership role.
• Proven track record of proactively working with the development and QA stakeholders
• Strong technical capabilities of a developer combined with a passion for assuring product quality.
• DSP FPGA/CPLD implementations
• Project management skills, including planning, estimation and requirements management
• Expert level skills in one or more scripting languages such as TCL, Python and Perl.
• Experience with embedded and host applications developed in C, C++, C# and .NET.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

• FPGA or DSP based digital loop control.
• Simulation with PSpice, LTSpice, MATLAB, PSIM and/or Simulink.
• Complete product life-cycle experience.
• IEC61010-1 compliance experience.
• Experience working in an agile engineering environment.
• Experience working with Atlassian Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket products
• Experience or the desire to learn about utility power systems
• Experience with Protocol development and messaging systems.
• (Already said this above)
• (Usually don't go together with EE) Knowledge of network equipment including protectors, relays, transformers and power cable.
• Strong communication skills that interweave presentation skills with the problem-solving process.
• Strong interpersonal skill set.
• Strong computer skills including network load flow software.
• Well-developed technical writing skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Expert knowledge of scripting and programming languages including C/C++ and Perl/Python/PHP.
• Development experience Linux, Windows
• Expert knowledge of embedded multiprocessor systems, software/hardware test and validation, bug life cycle management, software development methodologies (waterfall and agile).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is often required to stand, sit, use computers, read, write, type, use copy machines, file paperwork, use telephones, and utilize written and oral communication to interact with clients, co-workers and customers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this job. Must be capable of lifting 30 pounds. Must use assistance when lifting 50 or more pounds.

Actual base salary offered to the hired applicant will be determined based on their work location, level, qualifications, job related skills, as well as relevant education or training experience.
Salary Pay Range Minimum $140,879.24 - Midpoint $176,099.05

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United Sates. Doble Engineering is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.