Team Lead, Embedded Engineering

At ASSA ABLOY, our global teams collaborate seamlessly to craft products and services that integrate into our users’ lives, simplifying their everyday routines and enhancing convenience. By empowering users to control access, we provide unparalleled peace of mind through enhancing safety and visibility.

We’re expanding our Access Egress Hardware Group, seeking to hire a Team Lead who oversees a small to mid-sized Firmware Engineering Team. This role will encompass shaping the future of cutting-edge technology as a pivotal member of the team. You will be spearheading the development of both new and existing platforms while continuing to shape how we bring new products to market. As a Techno-functional Lead, you will leverage your expertise in C language coding while working to bring our platforms to new heights.

This position will sit onsite full-time New Haven, CT.

What you will be doing 

Technical Leadership:

• Lead and inspire a dynamic team of firmware engineers, guiding them towards technical excellence in C language coding and firmware development.
• Undertake code reviews, mentorship, and coaching to establish and maintain best practices and ensure the highest level of firmware quality.
• Utilize your expertise in the field to collaborate with Engineering Management in developing performance plans as necessary for team members.
• Evaluate potential candidates while partnering with Human Resources throughout the onboarding process.

Firmware Development:

• Own the firmware development process, aligning it with the product roadmap and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including Product Owners, Managers, and Project Managers.
• Define and implement high-performance software solutions, leveraging your deep understanding of embedded hardware design principles.

Collaborative Problem Solving:

• Collaborate with internal and external teams, including engineering, design, and app development, to integrate firmware seamlessly into our products and drive innovation forward.
• Debug and resolve software issues in embedded systems, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Systems or equivalent.
• Over 5 years of experience managing engineers, ideally in a Scrum, Agile or similar iterative development environment.
• Expertise in C/C++ programming languages with a focus on real-time programming, supplemented by experience with Python.
• Strong understanding of multi-task/multi-threaded Real-Time Operating Systems.
• Proficiency in defining architectures using UML, with a background in Electronic Engineering being advantageous.
• Experience delivering firmware updates for commercial electronics products and proficiency with version control tools such as Subversion and Github.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously while setting a high standard for the rest of the team.

We review applications regularly, so don’t hesitate, apply today!

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We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.