Team Leader Software Engineering

About the role

We are seeking a full-time Software Engineering Team Leader to lead and support embedded software engineers on our Marine software team based in Cary, North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineers with diverse capability levels in the design of new products, enhancement of existing designs, and development of test procedures
• Coordinate and participate in generating software requirements and designs for a product or family of products in accordance with Garmin’s software development methodology
• Participate in software design reviews as necessary, assuring proper attendees and proper coverage of topics, imparting lessons learned and good design practices to all who attend
• Create product development plans as directed by engineering management
• Ensure the team meets overall development goals in accordance with the product development plan or market requirements and ensure project milestones are met
• Monitor progress of the software teams in meeting product requirements and schedule compliance
• Directly supervise various levels of software team members by setting the tone for the team environment and providing individualized coaching, training and mentoring
• Participate in recruiting activities, interview, hire, train, and evaluate performance for the team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR a minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Must possess detailed knowledge and experience with high level language structure in C, C++, and embedded systems relevant to Garmin’s business needs
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
• Previous leadership or mentorship experience

Qualifications

• Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5) preferred
• Previous software engineering leadership experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to develop sound engineering practices and communication skills within a team preferred
• Demonstrated skills with managing software development life cycles from requirements generation to architecture and design to delivery and maintenance preferred
• Demonstrated ability to create, champion and execute project plans on schedule preferred
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Power BI, JIRA, Excel, Confluence preferred
• Experience and familiarity with very large codebase software development efforts preferred
• Passion for boating and associated marine products preferred
• Familiarity or previous experience with chartplotters, stereos, lighting, camera/video devices, radio and satellite communications, remote sensors and sensor integration preferred