Embedded Software Engineering Manager

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
**Who we are**

Rockwell Automation is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we employ approximately 23,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center is one of the main R&D Centers of Rockwell Automation focusing on the development of the next generation Controllers and Intelligent Devices.

**Manager, Embedded Software**

Rockwell Automation is looking for an exceptional leader to manage an organization of talented engineers working in the development and enhancement of our existing and next generation Allen Bradley Industrial Programmable Logic Controllers.

You will have opportunities to experience all functional aspects of product development and sustenance activities, while helping us continue to build a world-class engineering organization. You will be leading teams of engineers to make major impacts on product developments, while collaborating with leadership across Engineering, Product Management, Business, Quality, and Operations.

The environment fosters a collaborative and innovative approach to working with teams across the globe. It is dynamic, fast-paced, and requires a highly motivated leader with a passion for product as well as talent development.

You will be responsible to build the team’s competencies to ensure the design teams stay competitive in creating excellent design quality, having the right speed in development execution and are lean, efficient, and productive.

You will monitor quarterly performances and lead improvement efforts in design capabilities and processes whenever the need arises.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible for leading teams of engineers in embedded firmware development and firmware functional test that work in New Product Development and in sustenance activities of our existing products and features.
- Be a key part of cross functional product development teams, responsible for the creation and execution of product development and delivery strategies to achieve Business goals.
- Establish good understanding in competitive benchmarking data on how the current company products compare to competitors in functions, features, performance, cost, and inter-connectivity.
- Practice and increase the use of Agile/SAFe principles and practices. Coach and mentor engineers and be a strong influence in their design decisions to achieve good competitive products.
- Collaborate closely with Business and Product Management teams to establish product and technology roadmap, estimating resource capacity needs and competencies.
- Monitor KPI and key metrics and lead improvement efforts in design capabilities and processes whenever the need arises.
- Plan and manage budgets and expenditures.
- Help your team eliminate non-value work by leading improvement activities in design capabilities and processes so your team is best in class in creating quality designs and in development execution

**Qualifications**
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant embedded software development and testing experience in New Product Development and in sustenance engineering activities.
- Minimum of 6 years technical and people leadership experience, including leading managers and individual contributors in New Product Development and in sustenance engineering activities.
- Minimum educational qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science Engineering or equivalent. Master's degree will be an added advantage.
- Excellent track record of developing early career talent into effective technical and people leaders.
- Exhibit excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Experience in industrial automation product development or related technical areas, including background with large scale system development projects.
- Experience working with global team members on multi-campus product development
- Certification and/or experience in Agile/SAFe Principles and practices.
- Experience or knowledge in Rockwell Automation - Allen Bradley PLCs will be an add