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.
• Follow and apply SEL Values and Principles of Operations
• Understand. Create. Simplify.

• 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

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

Engineering Manager $129,200 - $193,900

We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title on job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.