About Pierce, an Oshkosh company At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions. Lead Engineer - Software R25645 **Due to the nature of this position, we are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship** **Not open to Remote work, will be onsite in Appleton, WI** The Lead Engineer – Software leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. Develops embedded software for various on-vehicle applications. The Lead Software Engineer shall be able to create vehicle level designs and provide feedback on System Requirements. Will lead the implementation and integration of embedded software written in C/C , Matlab autogenerated. YOUR IMPACT: Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians. Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team. Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans for team members. Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests. May have some level of P&L responsibility. Understand market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen. Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions. Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers. Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time. May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget. May be responsible for managing multiple priorities. Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh, as well as general industry, engineering standards and processes. Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting. Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally. May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations. Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects. Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc. Conduct independent research and development on new technologies and establish requirements (resources, equipment, estimates, test plans, and milestones) according to the needs of a project related to real-time operating system (RTOS), Autosar, embedded systems, open-source tools, Internet of Things (IOT), edge computing and architecture virtualization. Carry out the technical aspects of advanced vehicle system controls research and development in the aspect of implementation using embedded software tools, version control and configuration management, verification and validation, DevOps and CI/CD software. Work with internal and external project teams on advanced control development efforts independently with minimum supervision using embedded software and model-based development tool suites. Assist developing or integrating control strategies and implementation in a virtual simulation environment using modeling tools (such as AMESIM, Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow etc.) or hardware-in-the-loop simulators and transferring simulated strategies to vehicle testing and eventual production implementation. Lead or direct feasibility studies and project estimates (manpower, budget development, and timelines etc.) on proposed projects. Lead or direct proposal development with regards to acquiring appropriate funding for various advanced control development efforts. Provide insight to engineering design teams and mentoring to low level engineers as needed based on expertise. Design, implement and document real-time embedded software written in C/C , Matlab autogenerated. Support supervisor, engineers, and other departments to execute job assignments. Responsible for the design and implementation of software to meet various requirements which include: functionality, memory utilization, performance and maintainability. Read and create software designs in UML. Provide technical assistance for prototype, pilot and production software. Follow good software practices including the use of version control, change control and issue tracking software. Follow a CMMI level 3 process as part of developing software. Provide support to programs to include travel to off-site locations as necessary to accomplish assigned engineering tasks. Participate in project time estimation, technical proposals and decision analysis. Other duties as assigned. Regular attendance is required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with five (5) or more years of related experience. STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS: Accredited Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering. Familiarity with JavaScript, JSON, Python, and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C . WHY PIERCE? Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the 15k team members around the world who embody them. We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together. We offer our employees an outstanding range of benefits, including: Eligibility on Day 1 for medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance Up to $10,000 each year for tuition reimbursement to allow you to further your education in a degreed program (Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programs) 401k plan with company match, $.50 for every dollar up to 6% Competitive paid-time off plans Company bonus plan, free life, short and long-term disability plans Health Saving Account (HSA) with company contribution up to $1K per year Many, many more! Visit our Glassdoor Profile Keep up with us on LinkedIn *OSH1917 #LI-BB1 Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our reception desk by phone at 1 (920) 502.3009 or our talent acquisition team by email corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com. Oshkosh Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Information collected regarding categories as provided by law will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application. Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information. Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Advance your career by advancing the world. For many of our team members, this is more than a career. It’s a calling. Oshkosh is home to thousands of difference-makers working together to build, serve and protect people and communities around the world. From the front lines to the firehouse, the people we serve are driven by a sense of purpose. The people who work here are no different. Our engineering and product innovation help keep soldiers and firefighters safe, is critical in building and keeping communities clean and helps people do their jobs every day. As part of a People First culture, you’ll be encouraged and empowered to take ownership of your work, develop your career and make a real impact on the world around you. Oshkosh is a global company that designs and manufactures some of the world’s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG®, Hinowa, Power Towers, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL™, Oshkosh® Defense, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh® AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller.