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Manager-Software Engineering (Embedded Firmware)

S&C Electric Company
paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Illinois, Chicago
6601 North Ridge Boulevard (Show on map)
Nov 04, 2024

As an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

Hours

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Remote

Competitive Monthly Pay Period

Benefit Overview

  • Competitive complete benefits package
    • Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Employee Stock ownership plan (KSOP)
    • Tuition Reimbursement, Fitness reimbursement, Paid leaves
    • Dependent care FSA, Basic Life, Transit benefit
    • Annual bonus for individual and company performance
  • Paid vacation and 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winter
  • Referral Bonus program
  • PPE provided.
  • Career Advancement and Development Opportunities

Join Our Team as a Manager-Embedded Firmware

Are you passionate about firmware? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate our Embedded Firmware function. As a Manager you'll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team. This position is for an individual with the experience, ability, and drive to lead tactical development projects that deliver embedded firmware applications.

The Manager - Embedded Firmware will develop plans and execute simultaneous projects with high quality. The candidate will have experience leading both agile and waterfall development projects including project estimation and development execution. Background should include experience in several of the following: control theory, real-time processing for protection, message related communication protocols, embedded Linux, embedded Android, and associated toolchains. The candidate will have a proven track record of completing development projects on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading development teams to complete architecture, specifications, analysis, design, implementation, testing and related documentation for mission critical, grid automation software.
  • Providing support for existing products to contract manufacturers and internal customer support groups (including RMAs and NMRs).
  • Developing project schedules, task and project completion time estimates, then managing progress of the team against the schedule.
  • Communicating effectively with project stakeholders at all levels and across disciplines to establish requirements, clear roadblocks, and to set meaningful objectives.
  • Recruit, train, and mentor team members to meet personal, professional, and corporate performance objectives.
  • Working with all levels of the organization to implement and sustain both innovation and product development processes.

What you'll Need To Succeed:

  • 3 to 7 years managing embedded firmware development including experience managing direct-reports, generating work estimates and software development plans, running software development projects, supporting production lines & contract manufacturers, and providing RMA support.
  • 10+ years of experience in the design and development of real-time, mission critical embedded controller software.
  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Experience managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver embedded solutions involving several application areas.
  • Line responsibility for team members in diverse geographical locations is a plus.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the design, coding, testing, verification, validation, and support of embedded microprocessor code to perform distributed control applications/functions. Additional experience in such applications over radio networks is a plus.
  • Detailed, demonstrated knowledge and experience developing real-time applications in both open-source (Linux) and proprietary operating system-based environments. Experience with Android and Zephyr operating systems is a plus.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time with some periods lasting more than a week.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: electric grid automation and control for utility applications; peer-to-peer communications techniques with various modalities and protocols; application of distributed intelligence in embedded control software; embedded web servers.

Ready to make an impact and become an employee-owner? Apply now to join our inclusive and innovative team! Explore open positions.

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.

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