Engineering Manager - Embedded RTOS Platforms

About the role

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is currently seeking an Engineering Manager - Embedded RTOS Platforms. The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution and delivery of embedded RTOS platform commitments across NPI and sustaining programs, ensuring performance against schedule, cost, quality, and risk targets
• Drive day-to-day team activities including sprint planning, backlog management, milestone tracking, and issue resolution
• Collaborate with product engineering, program management, and systems teams to ensure alignment of RTOS platform capabilities with program needs
• Apply and reinforce disciplined engineering processes, including Agile methodologies, release planning, and defect management
• Ensure effective integration, validation, and release of RTOS platform software across hardware and application layers
• Support development and optimization of RTOS-based systems, ensuring predictable real-time performance, efficient resource utilization, and system reliability
• Track and communicate key execution metrics such as velocity, defect trends, system performance metrics, and milestone progress to support data-driven decisions
• Identify and address execution challenges and bottlenecks, improving team throughput and delivery predictability
• Cook up dependencies within the RTOS platform and with adjacent teams (applications, hardware, infrastructure) as needed
• Support development infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release processes
• Work with leadership to support capacity planning and resource prioritization aligned with program needs
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately, ensuring timely resolution and stakeholder visibility
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement within the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering
• 5 years of experience in embedded software development or delivery
• 3 years of experience leading or coordinating engineering teams
• 2 years of experience delivering software using Agile development methodologies
• 3 years of experience with embedded RTOS-based systems (e.g., Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or similar)
• 1 years of experience with CI/CD processes, version control systems, and release practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering reusable RTOS-based platform solutions
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams
• Familiarity with RTOS kernels, drivers, and board support packages (BSPs)
• Experience supporting NPI programs in industrial or IoT domains
• Experience improving engineering execution through metrics and process optimization

Skills

• Soft Skills: Teamwork, communication, strong interpersonal skills across cultural and organizational boundaries. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences, high learning agility, and great follow-through in meeting commitments.
• Ability to communicate and influence multiple groups including marketing, product management, quality, and executive leadership.
• Strong problem solving and reasoning ability, exhibiting technical innovation and creative solutions.
• Sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills.
• Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills.