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Embedded Systems Engineering Manager Location: near Racine, WI Salary: $150,000-$165,000 + Bonus Potential Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, Life, 401K, Holidays, PTO Job Type: Full-Time Typical Hours: M-F; 8am-5pm with some flexibility around start/end times (~45 hours/week) Sponsorship is not available A Note About This Position Formal people leadership experience is not required. We're open to candidates who have led through technical or project leadership, with experience setting priorities, coordinating resources, and driving projects to completion.
Embedded Systems Engineering Manager Description Our client, an industrial manufacturer outside of Racine, WI, is looking to add technical leadership within their engineering team to support embedded systems initiatives across their electro-hydraulic product portfolio. Coming off their most profitable year to date, the company offers the stability of an established manufacturer while continuing to invest in new technology and engineering capabilities.
This newly created role offers the autonomy to establish best practices, strengthen engineering processes, and help shape the future of their embedded systems organization. The Engineering Lead will provide technical oversight across embedded software, controls, vision systems, and hardware integration while partnering closely with mechanical and electrical engineering teams. This is a role where your perspective will be valued and your input genuinely sought out.
Embedded Systems Engineering Manager Responsibilities • Provide technical direction for embedded software, vision, controls, and hardware • Lead technical and project execution across embedded systems initiatives • Set goals, mentor engineers, and provide performance feedback • Lead project planning, prioritization, resources, timelines, scope, and change management • Partner with mechanical and electrical teams on software and hardware integration • Establish best practices for software development, testing, validation, and release • Develop and enforce structured testing and software release processes • Define test cases, performance benchmarks, and failure criteria • Implement revision control for software releases to support field reliability • Promote accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement Embedded Systems Engineering Manager Qualifications • 5+ years of systems engineering and/or systems integration experience required • Experience serving as a technical or project lead, setting priorities, coordinating resources, and driving technical projects to completion required • Experience integrating software and hardware projects required • Prior hands-on coding or software/firmware development experience required