Firmware Engineering Manager

We're a team of professional embedded/firmware engineers dedicated to making electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. We're looking for colleagues who are passionate about developing hard real-time systems in critical applications.

• Healthy work/life balance

• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) - Employees own 100% of the company

• Focused on delivering high quality, reliable products with free technical support as long as the product remains in service

• Enjoy getting to the root of problems and inventing solutions to meet customer needs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Manager

• Mentor and help guide engineers to accomplish their career goals.

• Collect and represent team metrics used for planning and executing projects.

• Modeling and teaching company values, principles, and processes to promote world-class engineering practices.

• Managing activities to attract, hire, and supervise engineers.

Technical

• Gather requirements, develop a plan, and execute projects to meet a schedule.

• Lead in the design and documentation of safety critical firmware systems.

• Create and manage a backlog from the design with a breakdown of tasks for the team.

• Collaborate across disciplines and groups to plan and clear blockers for the team.

• Communication with Leadership, Program Managers, and direct reports.

Do you have experience in Technical writing?, * B.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience

• 7+ years of experience in embedded/firmware development

• Knowledge in the following areas:

• Programming languages: C, C++

• Software development including:

• Object oriented design

• Unit testing

• Debugging

• RTOS

• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills

• Software development process (Agile)

• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

• Background check results satisfactory to SEL

• Negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

• Software development tools (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc)

• Source control tools (Git, Clearcase, etc)

• Software Skills:

• Test automation

• Python

• Industrial controls

• 3-phase electric power systems

• Modern communications protocols

3.83.8 out of 5 stars 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163 $136,100 - $201,100 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid sick time
• Adoption assistance, People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
• We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data $136,100 - $201,100. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.