Senior Software Product Engineering Manager - ProAV

$138,000 - $195,000/Yr

Netgear - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a member of the NFB Engineering team, you will be responsible for managing the development of networking products targeted at ProAV manufacturers that provide Audio, Video, Switch services. These products will incorporate most of the following technologies: SDVoE, Audio Video Bridge, 802.1AS, 802.1Qav, 802.1Qat, 802.1BA, Dante, AES67, PTP, LAG, Spanning tree, IGMP, MLD, Multicast, PIM, QoS. The primary function of a software product development engineer at NETGEAR is project management and technical oversight. The software product development engineer manages the ODM or 3rd party SW company to ensure that products are delivered in a timely fashion to a high quality and in accordance with the NETGEAR procedures and systems. In addition, the engineer oversees the activities between the component vendors and the ODM. Within the NFB Engineering team, another important project management aspect is working with the Sales Engineers to get products approved at ProAV manufacturers. The engineer must manage the technical issues that arise during the approval process and ensure a rapid resolution by working with and through the Sales Engineers, ODMs and Component vendors.

Responsibilities

• For assigned projects, take overall responsibility for delivering the product to production; including requirements generation, hardware, firmware, documentation, regulatory testing and Agile release requirements, per Netgear policies.
• Project management: Develop, publish and meet schedules, keep all stakeholders informed of product status at all times.
• Project Execution: Manage the suppliers' (ODM, chip vendor, SW suppliers, etc.) product development process, including code review and code optimization with ODM.
• Product Verification: Manage verification testing of product features and performance, including testing/verification issues with QA.
• Customer and standard Certification: Manage qualification of products with customers and standard body.
• Documentation: Provide input for manuals, help files, application notes and tech support web pages.
• Support: Resolve any 3rd level technical support escalations. Work with Sale Engineers to solve issues and provide solutions to customer.
• Track industry technology developments, supplier roadmaps, standards bodies and make product recommendations.

Requirements

• Masters degree in CS or EE with at least 12 years experience embedded Linux coding and product management.
• C/C++/Shell scripts/Html/Css/Java Script programming experience.
• In depth domain knowledge in Layer2 switching and Layer3 IP networking.
• Engineering background with significant hands-on / coding experience in product development.
• Experience with Broadcom, Marvell, Realtek chipset.
• Strong understanding of the development cycle and SQA processes of technology products, specifically test driven development, able to track and resolve issues.
• Effective organization, project management and coordination skills; ability to get the job done.
• Ability and willingness to take ownership of product; get the job done with minimal supervision.
• Teamwork: This position requires a close working relationship with the extended Netgear team, including engineering, operations, sales, customer support, marketing and program management.
• Experience working in a start-up environment. Self-starter that works well on a team. Proven ability to lead a multi-disciplined development team.
• Working knowledge of switch hardware/software.
• Ability to understand and debug/resolve hardware/software issues, strong attention to detail and follow-through on outstanding issues and corrective actions.
• Adaptive to ever-changing situations and answer the challenges.
• Working knowledge of test case management tools (JIRA).

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health benefits