Job Description:

Basic Function

The Embedded Firmware Engineering Manager is responsible for researching, planning, and implementing firmware solutions for electro-mechanical products and systems related to Brooks’ flow and pressure measurement and control product families. In addition to strong technical contributions, this position is also responsible for providing leadership oversight for a team of firmware engineers and serving as firmware subject matter expert to ensure engineering best practices are followed across the entire firmware functional group.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Communicate development project status with program management and other leaders.

Continuously review industry best practice for firmware development; reviewing, updating, creating Brooks’ processes accordingly.

Apply knowledge of computer architectures, real-time operating systems, and programming languages to develop and implement new real-time embedded firmware for flow measurement and control products to support business requirements.

Work with Marketing and project teams to define detailed firmware requirements to meet customers’ needs.

Orchestrate cross functional reviews of firmware requirement and code implementation.

Provide leadership to team as they work to efficiently resolve technical challenges through debugging, research, and investigation.

Manage the development, implementation, and release of automated test procedures for firmware validation.

Coordinate and/or perform design verification and validation testing of new designs with the reliability engineering group.

Manage resource loading of embedded firmware team in order to meet project deliverables and ensure that engineering hours are being accurately tracked.

Manage R&D expenses of Embedded firmware team and provide input on budget and capital planning.

Govern embedded firmware documentation to promote future product sustaining efforts.

Identify, with support from marketing and other engineering management, promising areas of research or technology that address current needs and have larger potential markets.

Utilize originality, ingenuity, and creativity to manage complex and large scope project assignments.

Modify existing products to improve performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.

Lead the firmware functional group as the firmware engineering subject matter expert. This entails establishing and leading forums where best practices are discussed, creative ideas are shared, and innovative tools and methods are evaluated.  

Mentor and assist firmware engineers in the engineering principals and procedures for product design, development, and testing.

Manage the development tools and licenses, templates, and process for the firmware functional group.

Participate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering team members.

Oversee the establishment and monitoring of employee goals and ultimately in providing performance feedback.

Maintain and enhance Company safety policies and procedures.

Support Company continuous improvement initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Practical knowledge of embedded design development tools and industry best practices for code development, documentation, and test.

Knowledge of embedded electronics including analog, digital and firmware aspects.

Working knowledge of requirements management, change management, and configuration management tools.

Ability to read schematics and component datasheets.

Working knowledge of test and measurement equipment for debug, research, and validation.

Penchant for critical thinking and problem solving – thinks laterally as part of a team.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to take on multiple concurrent assignments under minimal supervision.

Self-starter with initiative and drive to develop high quality code within the time and budget constraints of the project.

Strong interpersonal skills, desire to learn, and an effective team player in a global environment.

Education and Experience

BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related Engineering degree required, MS degree preferred.

7-10 years of industry experience developing complex embedded software systems

Prior leadership experience is desirable

Programming in C and/or C++ required, other programming languages a plus.

Experience with ARM microcontrollers and real-time operating systems required.

Experience with System Engineering and modeling a plus (MatLab/Simulink/Embedded Coder).

Experience with mass flow control systems and/or other control systems highly desirable

Familiarity with industry standard communication protocols (EtherCAT, RS485, DeviceNet) preferred.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

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