Sr. Manager, Electronics System Engineering

Responsibilities

• Providing exemplary leadership and mentorship to our team of electronic controls system engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Leading the development and extension of system architecture and design for electronic controller applications, driving technological advancements and ensuring robust solutions.
• Designing, developing, architecting, and testing interconnected systems and technologies that form the ecosystem of our products.
• Taking the lead in project management for electronic control system development and verification activities, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and effectively.
• Overseeing system work product reviews and ensuring the closure of action items before the release of design documentation and work products.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to define and improve system work products, processes, and quality criteria, elevating our development capabilities and product quality.
• Engaging with software, hardware, test, and product development teams throughout the product life cycle, ensuring seamless integration of system engineering work products.

Requirements

• Defining, documenting, and updating controller system requirements and verification plans in collaboration with various teams.
• Defining and documenting controller system architecture, including key functional blocks, inputs, outputs, and interfaces.
• Creating and maintaining a controller traceability matrix, mapping controller requirements to associated verification activities and results, and actively participating in verification activities.
• Participating in product design reviews to guarantee that products meet hardware and software feature requirements.
• Assisting manufacturing engineering and suppliers by contributing to the development of product test procedures and control documentation.
• Collaborating closely with the customer service team to provide support for product training and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Presenting roadmaps, status updates, and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Qualifications

• An innovative solution-first spirit with the ability to think creatively and drive forward-looking solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical discipline).
• 10+ years of experience in the development and/or testing of embedded microprocessor-based controls, along with 5+ years of successful embedded system engineering project management.
• Gained progressive experience from individual contributor to leading a team.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with electronic controls for Water Heating and/or HVAC equipment is highly valuable.
• Engineering Expertise: Proficiency in System Requirements Documentation, Requirements Allocation, Requirements Traceability, and Test Case development and execution.
• Safety and Certification: Familiarity with Functional Safety standards (e.g., IEC 61508, ISO26262) or Agency Certification Requirements (e.g., UL 60730, UL 174, etc.).
• Quality Assurance: Experience with product and component level FMEAs and electronics failure analysis.
• Product Lifecycle Management: A track record of managing embedded systems development over the entire product lifecycle.
• Technical Competence: Ability to read, understand, and implement technical procedures and government regulations, as well as interpret a variety of schematic, electrical, and mechanical diagrams.
• Collaborative Skills: Proficiency in working with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, business teams, and external subject matter experts.
• Passion for Innovation: A deep passion for building and owning innovative, customer-facing services/products.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as the MS Office Suite.

About Us

Rheem, founded over 100 years ago, engineers products for life. We focus on home life, work life, and the life of the planet we all share. Our full range of global air and water solutions delivers reliable performance, comfort, and energy savings for residential and commercial applications worldwide. We depend on people to power our innovations, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply, including those of any race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rheem is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We also welcome applicants with equivalent combinations of education, experience, and skills. For U.S. based jobs, we are unable to hire candidates to be employed in the following states: Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, or Vermont. Rheem and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.