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Daikin

Manager Engineering Firmware

Waller, TX · On-site

As a Firmware Manager, you will be responsible to lead the firmware team to ensure the successful ... Must manage the current team of 5 FTE embedded software developers and varying levels of contract ...

Daikin

Manager Engineering Firmware

Waller, TX

As a Firmware Manager, you will be responsible to lead the firmware team to ensure the successful ... Must manage the current team of 5 FTE embedded software developers and varying levels of contract ...

Daikin

Manager Engineering Firmware

Waller, TX

As a Firmware Manager, you will be responsible to lead the firmware team to ensure the successful ... Must manage the current team of 5 FTE embedded software developers and varying levels of contract ...

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$145K/yr

... contracts. Technical & Project Execution (Primary) * Perform detailed firmware design and ... Manage a team of 5-10 firmware engineers, including workload oversight, daily technical direction ...

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Medium

Lead Firmware & FPGA Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

$180 - $230/hr

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$140 - $190/hr

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LMI

$90K - $130K/yr

Design, implement, and validate secure key management capabilities for embedded devices. * Develop ... contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and ...

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Firmware Engineer

Alpharetta, GA · Remote

$60 - $70/hr

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Manager Engineering Firmware

Daikin

Waller, TX • On-site

Full-time

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Daikin rating

7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 126 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

249th of 487 rated machine equipment manufacturers

Job description

As a Firmware Manager, you will be responsible to lead the firmware team to ensure the successful delivery of new products and ensure timely support of firmware needs on legacy products. The Firmware Manager will lead a team of embedded firmware engineers who design, develop and test embedded firmware for energy efficient, low GWP, state-of-the-art heating, cooling and IAQ products. Develops high-level strategic project plans, executes capital projects and performs significant activities requiring multi-functional teams.
Position Responsibilities may include:
  • Responsibility for the entire life cycle (excluding Validation) for all embedded software used in Embedded Controllers supporting using 8 bit to 32 bit embedded processors and SoC's
  • Responsibility to manage people, projects, and technology: as people manager and SME.
  • Expectation that the candidate already be at an expert level in the areas of programming for embedded systems in the "C" programming language - must be enthusiastic for directly contributing to development (programming), bug fixing, issue resolution and design review.
  • Develop and manage project schedules related to existing product launches or design modifications
  • Management of the embedded software team, ensure the productivity of its participants and "right-size" resources for the workload. Must manage the current team of 5 FTE embedded software developers and varying levels of contract resource (currently 3 FTE resources).
  • Coordinate project work internally with the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.
  • Participate in additional projects to support ongoing business needs.

Nature & Scope:
  • Provides direction and guidance
  • Defines and implements continuous improvement opportunities

Knowledge & Skills:
  • Strong leadership experience including influencing employees to be a part of continuous improvement
  • Software skills including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills and strong project management -PM skills
  • Effective communication skills - both verbal and written; business acumen
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with teams & collaboration skills
  • Ability to apply excellent judgment, strong work ethics, and integrity on the job
  • Expert in embedded C for Electromechanical devices (HVAC, Medical Device, Appliances, Automotive, Flow Control)
  • Preferred extensive experience in microcontroller-based systems - Microchip, Atmel, ST, Renesas (or equivalent)
  • Experience with version control and release process, its various usages, and systems built around it such as Bitbucket/ GitHub / GitLab

Experience:
  • 8+ years with embedded software development, documentation, and code review
  • 3+ years in a leadership role (project or people manager)
  • Solid understanding of industry best practices related to software development

Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

People Management: Yes
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
  • Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

Reports To:
  • Manager, Controls

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.
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