Embedded Software Team Lead

Embedded Software Team Lead

• Department: R&D
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Location: Salisbury

Description

Working within the Software Development team your role is to help co-ordinate theembedded software development team and contribute to the development activities.The Embedded Software Team Lead position is a split role with both Management andEngineering duties. It is expected that you maintain your engineering skills as they are animportant part of the profile and are key to being an effective technical manager. As part of a team of embedded software developers you will be involved with avariety of projects that use microcontroller, DSP and embedded Linux technologies. It isexpected that you will have proven skills in one or more areas and will be able to activelycontribute to the code base. In the early stages of a project, you will collaborate with the Project Management andEngineering Management teams to distil technical specifications into detailed softwaretasks. During the development phase, you will manage the team, promoting a collaborativework culture and ensuring that requirements are met throughout   thedevelopment lifecycle. You will report with status updates to management and projectleadership teams, using tools such as Jira and Confluence. A major part of the job requires the ability to multi-task and switch from engineeringproblem solving to a macroscopic view of the complete system and the projects timelines.You will work alongside engineers to resolve technical issues, validate prototypes, preparefor demos, and perform systems integration. At the same time, you will act as the point ofcontact for embedded software for other departments and are expected to support thewider business. The position of Embedded Software Team Lead may also include line-management ofengineers.  As Embedded Software Team Lead, you will dedicate time to continuous improvement ofour software development processes ( continuous integration, automated testing, and staffonboarding). You will also contribute to guiding the direction of the development team,ensuring great quality from a technical perspective as well as user experience, as isrequired from our world class Hifi products. 

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Management team to plan development schedules.
• Run daily team meetings and support team members with managing their time and task list.
• Work with team members to debug problems and solve issues even if it is not your area of expertise
• Maintain accurate estimates of project workload and presenting regular project reports.
• Work across team boundaries such as with Electronics, Acoustics, Software Test and Production Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of projects and their internal milestone deadlines.
• Liaise with third party technology suppliers and contractors to communicate technical requirements and check deliverables.
• Write embedded software in your main area of expertise to support the overall team effort.
• Ensure the team follows best development practice. 
• Engage in peer code review. 
• Aspects of team / line management and associated duties / accountabilities.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar engineering related discipline.
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience. 
• Good working knowledge of C on embedded platforms. 
• ln-depth familiarity with at least one embedded software discipline, such as Embedded Linux, ARM microcontrollers or DSP.
• Advocate of Unit testing, Automated testing and Test Driven Development. 
• A proactive approach to documenting design decisions. We use Atlassian Confluence. 
• A personal interest in Hi-Fi or music technology, would be beneficial

Benefits

• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - increasing with length of service
• Holiday Trading Scheme
• Free canteen
• Free parking available on-site
• Enhanced employer pension contribution (4% of gross salary)
• Death in Service insurance
• Employee discount on Naim products
• Wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and discounted memberships at select local gyms
• Alongside other, standard benefits (for example, training and development opportunities as appropriate to role)