Director, Embedded Engineering

Required

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; MS is a plus.
• 10+ years of embedded hardware and firmware experience, with 5+ years leading and growing teams that include both electrical and firmware engineers.
• A track record of taking connected electromechanical products from prototype through production and sustaining them in the field at scale.
• Experience taking electronics into high-volume production with overseas contract manufacturers, including DFM/DFT, NPI transfer, PCBA yield and quality issues, and on-site support at the CM.
• Strong technical depth in board-level electrical design (mixed-signal, power, motor and actuator drive, sensor interfacing) and in embedded C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems.
• Experience with embedded Linux or Android (AOSP) platforms on SBC or SoM-based designs.
• Hands-on familiarity with communication interfaces and protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, Ethernet, and wireless (WiFi, LTE, BLE).
• Experience bringing products through regulatory certification (UL, FCC, CE/UKCA, EMC) and supporting international market entry.
• Strong communicator who can hold their own with engineers in a design review and explain risk and tradeoffs clearly to executives.
• Experience in food and beverage equipment, appliances, or other regulated consumer hardware is a plus.
• Experience working in rapidly growing or scaling companies is a plus.
• Ability to be in the office 3+ days per week.