Senior Manager, Embedded Software Engineering

Iridium Satellite - McLean, VA

Full-time - Senior

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Manager of Embedded Software Engineering at Iridium is responsible for leading a team focused on developing innovative embedded software solutions for satellite communication systems. This role involves mentoring engineers, managing multiple projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality and reliability. The position plays a crucial role in driving the company's mission to provide reliable communication solutions globally, particularly in remote areas.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate close working relationships with product owners and stakeholders to manage and prioritize issue resolution and product improvements.
• Foster a highly effective team of software engineers and testers, improving the testing environment and tools for Iridium Transceiver Software.
• Mentor and train the team, evaluating performance and recognizing areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with multi-sited global teams of software, hardware, and system development engineers.
• Analyze, suggest, and implement processes to enhance product quality, reliability, and longevity.
• Plan, develop procedures, and analyze all software aspects of Iridium transceivers.
• Work cross-functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization.
• Support project delivery milestones for customers and team members.
• Develop customer-facing documentation that presents information clearly for various stakeholders.
• Organize, monitor, and report on multiple projects independently.
• Build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside the team.
• Proactively provide feedback and share knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in software development, system engineering and software verification/validation.
• 5+ years of previous management/leadership experience.
• Demonstrated 4+ years of experience in embedded software development, preferably for microcontrollers.
• Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems.
• Solid understanding of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, and I2C.
• Experience with agile development framework and practices.
• Strong motivator and source of direction for the team, role modeling commitment to team goals.
• People-oriented mentality with experience in building meaningful relationships with senior leadership.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex results and ideas.
• Ability to analyze and understand situations or problems and think critically to make decisions.
• Independent and self-motivated with a high degree of creativity, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
• Strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the satellite communication industry.
• Working knowledge of RF communication systems and protocols.
• Knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components.
• Experience managing agile teams, including teams in remote or global locations.
• Experience in software production via continuous integration.
• Experience in Atlassian tool chain and Git based DevSecOps.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Employee discounts