Firmware Engineering Manager
About the Role
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.
Responsibilities
- Mentor and help guide engineers to accomplish their career goals.
- Collect and represent team metrics used for planning and executing projects.
- Model and teach company values, principles, and processes to promote world-class engineering practices.
- Manage activities to attract, hire, and supervise engineers.
- 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.
- Communicate with Leadership, Program Managers, and direct reports.
- Follow and apply SEL Values and Principles of Operations: Understand, Create, Simplify.
Qualifications
- 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
Location
Pullman, WA - SEL corporate office is located in Eastern Washington where you'll enjoy an unmatched quality of life. Enjoy the smaller town life: country space, freedom from traffic, easy access to recreational activities in nearby mountains, rivers, and forests, as well as great schools and universities.
Pay
Firmware Engineering Manager: $136,080 - $201,050. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience, and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level.
Benefits
- We’re 100% employee-owned. Retirement benefits include an employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K 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.
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