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Xylem Firmware Engineering Manager in Morrisville, United States
Join Xylem in the global mission to #LetsSolveWater! As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.
The Firmware Manager will:
Manage the water and gas meter firmware design and sustaining engineering team, including outside development resources (when required), and establish processes to efficiently design, develop, verify, and sustain products and to improve time to market.
Develop and mentor the engineering team, focusing on continual improvement for each team member and for the collective team.
Work closely with the mechanical and hardware development teams, making architectural decisions and design tradeoffs (between mechanical, electrical, firmware, and system software considerations).
Manage multiple development projects, including detailed planning and scheduling, coordinating resource allocations based on established priorities.
Ensure planning and execution of projects across necessary organizational functions, e.g. marketing, other R and D functional groups, product validation-regulatory, system verification, manufacturing, operations, customer service-support.
Ensure the team follows best practices for firmware development, including solution and product documentation, coding processes and standards, code inspections, static analysis, and automated build and regression processes.
Recruit, retain, and lead a world class development team.
Perform annual written performance assessment of engineering personnel.
Qualifications ·
-Must have a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, M.S. preferred.
-8 plus years embedded firmware product design and development experience preferably focused on low power operation and battery powered RF communication devices.
-Demonstrated management experience in a product development environment leading firmware engineers developing new products and sustaining high volume products.
-Must be experienced with low powered embedded processors and associated tools required to design and validate firmware operating on RF communication and metrology products.
-Must have demonstrated success leading full life cycle development efforts (new product development to introduction of products in a high volume manufacturing environment, to supporting/sustaining high volume production). Must be familiar with best practices for code development and must emphasize their importance.
-Must be familiar with configuration management, issue tracking and static analysis tools and must emphasize their importance.
-Must be able to proficiently use documentation and communication tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, etc).
-Design experience with products for the utility industry, specifically water and gas meters, is preferred.
Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and must be able to work independently and prioritize tasks for self and for team.
t Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.
Join the global Xylem team today! (http://www.xylem.com/) Xylem is a team creating advanced technology solutions to the world’s water challenges through developing new technologies and services that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor, and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential, and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities.
Disclaimer: The information listed within this job description is designed to indicate the general nature of work expected for this position and shall not be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required in this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. Xylem reserves the right to modify this job description or assign other duties to this position as needed.
Salary range:
$105,000.00 - $189,000.00
Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of diversity, equity and inclusion in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.
At Xylem, you'll not only contribute to solving water issues but also have the chance to make a difference through our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark. We embrace diversity and prioritize our employees' well-being through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, Xylem fosters an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment.
Please note that the information in this job description outlines the general nature of the position and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions. We reserve the right to modify this job description and assign additional duties as needed. Embrace the opportunity to be part of Xylem's transformative journey in shaping the future of water technology! #XylemCareers #GlobalImpact #WaterInnovation