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# Senior Engineering Manager- Embedded Sytems

- **Company:** Better Devices GmbH
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, JIRA, Software Debugging, Electronic Design Automation, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, OrCAD
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9c49bf086dc81448

## About the Role

* 6+ years of engineering experience.
 * 3+ years of engineering-management or people-leadership experience.
 * Experience leading teams working on hardware, embedded systems, or multidisciplinary products.
 * Track record of delivering production-grade products.
 * Strong understanding of electronics development, testing, debugging, and production.
 * Experience hiring, coaching, and managing engineer performance.
 * Strong project planning, prioritisation, and risk-management skills.
 * Client-facing or stakeholder-management experience.
 * Professional working proficiency in English.
 * Ability to work primarily on-site in Berlin.

Nice-to-Haves

 * Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
 * Experience in consulting or client-facing product development.
 * Familiarity with Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Jira, MATLAB, or Python.
 * Knowledge of manufacturing, product validation, and regulatory processes.
 * German language skills., * Are you legally authorized to work in Germany?
 * Do you have a valid Driver's License?

Experience:

 * Leadership/ Management: 2 years (Preferred)
 * Embedded Systems (HW and/or SW): 4 years (Preferred)

## Description

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and develop our Berlin engineering team.

This role combines people leadership, engineering delivery, technical judgement, and client-facing responsibility. You will be accountable for building an effective engineering organisation, developing engineers and technical leads, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to a high technical standard.

Core Responsibilities
Team Leadership

 * Lead, coach, and develop engineers and technical leads.
 * Set clear goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
 * Drive hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance reviews.
 * Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Engineering Delivery

 * Own delivery across multiple engineering projects.
 * Define priorities, milestones, resources, and escalation paths.
 * Identify technical and delivery risks early.
 * Ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.

Technical Leadership

 * Support architecture discussions, design reviews, and major technical decisions.
 * Challenge assumptions and help teams evaluate technical trade-offs.
 * Improve engineering processes, documentation, testing, and quality.

Stakeholder Management

 * Work closely with clients, company leadership, and cross-functional teams.
 * Communicate project status, risks, and resource needs clearly.
 * Manage expectations around scope, timelines, and technical constraints.


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