Firmware Team Lead

Firmware Team Lead

Rockwell Automation's Sensing, Safety and Industrial Components Business is looking for a Firmware Team Lead to be a significant contributor to a next generation of new product development responsible for the design, analysis, test and integration of Firmware for embedded communication and control modules. Reporting to the Firmware Manager, this hands-on technical position requires the proven ability to work with product management, hardware engineering, and firmware developers to create project specifications and execute through the entire development cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the activities of a small firmware team (5-10 developers) for software enhancements and new product initiatives.
• Manage development activities of the team using Agile-Scrum methodology. Facilitate scrum processes, e.g. daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives
• Maintain a strong and high-performance team by providing technical oversite and coaching
• Support the hiring process and evaluate performance of individual developers.
• Monitor team's progress daily while mitigating risks and resolving roadblocks.
• Work with project stakeholders to define success criteria and establish priorities.
• Manage project deliverables.
• Establish and ensure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans and performance requirements.
• Participate in the design and development of new architectures and frameworks for scalable product platforms.
• Coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product Management and Manufacturing with the goal of total customer satisfaction. This will require knowledge of product family hardware, firmware, and electrical specifications as well as mechanical, reliability and/or architectural specifications.
• Interact and collaborate on products and projects with a team of engineers located in the US, Europe and Asia.
• Develop embedded software on low-cost/low power microcontrollers and ASICs
• Participate in code, requirements and test case reviews.
• Play a leading role in defining and maintaining the software development process.
• Author architecture level design documents.
• Time will be split between supervisor responsibilities (30-50%) and developer activities (50-70%).

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Typically requires at least 2 years of management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other technical discipline
• 7+ years of experience in a Firmware development role
• Experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience delivering high-quality C code for real-time embedded environments
• Experience in code collaboration tools and design reviews
• Excellent design, debugging and optimization skills
• Experience with Agile framework
• Knowledge of secure coding and testing practices
• Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Understanding of RS-232, USB, Ethernet and packet-based communication protocols
• Experience with typical embedded control peripherals such as A/D, D/A, timers and general purpose I/O
• Experience with standard version control systems

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

The Base Salary Compensation range for this role is 130,560.00 - 195,840.00 USD with an annual target bonus of 5% of base salary. Our benefits for the US can be found here. Actual pay will be based on factors such as skills, education, and experience.

Rockwell Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans. If you are someone with a disability and you need assistance or reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at View phone number on click.appcast.io.