Systems Engineering Manager - Mission Critical- Building Automation

About Actalent

Actalent connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Overview

This position is for candidates who have a passion for teaching and mentoring software teams, instilling strong core design and testing concepts, and advising on software architecture. The Technical Manager is a subject matter expert responsible for developing and managing resources working from Actalent’s centers or remotely.

The Technical Manager will develop and manage teams skilled in Embedded and Application Software areas, allocate resources to projects based on utilization and define technology roadmaps for future growth and expansion. This role will serve as an escalation point for technical, customer and personnel issues that may arise within their assigned competency.

The Technical Manager will be responsible for the quality and timeliness of the deliverables for assigned competency and will ensure compliance to established quality processes. The Technical Manager interfaces with customers at multiple levels, including the executive level. Success in this role requires proven technical expertise combined with the ability to build, mentor, and retain teams.

Job Responsibilities

Resource Management

• Build and manage team dedicated to engineering projects related to embedded software design and development for HVAC systems in mission critical environments.
• Lead candidate interviewing, make hiring decision, and plan team members career path for their professional growth and development.
• Act as a full Software Development Lifecycle Subject Matter Expert to provide leadership, mentorship and training on best practices for architecture design, coding standards, and testing methods.

Project Leadership

• Assign duties to other team members and be the technical interface to internal and external customers on a project or group of projects.
• Perform reviews of project work (code, design, etc) and provide plans to remedy any issues found along with follow-up reviews.
• Learn new technologies and promote the adoption of new paradigms and frameworks to gain competitive edge in delivering value to customers.

Project Planning

• Ability to brainstorm, in real time during Discovery Calls, to propose solutions to client’s needs
• Making informed technical architecture and design recommendations to clients based, on intelligent application of the technologies available, keeping the client’s business and engineering needs in mind.
• Analyze business and systems requirement to estimate scope and effort to complete software design, development and testing tasks.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager on the quality and timeliness of the deliverable to ensure compliance to Quality Management System processes.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with the execution of multiple software projects through the full SDLC
• Expert in software architecture design, object-oriented design, and software design patterns
• Experience creating software engineering process documentation including standards, job aids, checklists, and training.
• Ability to create supporting documentation such as architecture diagrams, test plans, and root cause analysis reports.
• Proficient in modern C/C for microcontroller embedded software
• Proficient with RTOS’s such as VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS, Micrium etc and the Linux OS.
• Experience with common embedded software concepts such as secure bootloaders, serial communication drivers, HW/SW timers, power management, memory management, OTA Upgrade.
• Experience with common building systems protocols, BACnet, Modbus, Lon Works, DALI BLE, Wi-Fi.
• Experience with common Industrial protocols, Ethernet IP, Profinet, EtherCAT , IO-Link, HART, CANOPEN .
• Experience with Agile Scrum development methodologies and common workflow tools: GIT, Jira, etc

Management Skills

• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing engineering teams including training, development, mentorship, day-to-day responsibility, conflict resolution, clarification of requirements, design paradigms and architecture
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills, and the ability to conduct meetings with high level decision makers and internal partner across globally distributed cross-functional teams in virtual environment.
• Experience interviewing and hiring engineers with a track record of resource retention.
• Excellent critical thinking skills and ability to adapt to the ever-changing tech landscape, keeping up to-date with best practices and evolving industry trends and technologies.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus

Application Question(s):

• Describe your experience in product design and or development in the HVAC industry?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• HVAC design: 5 years (Preferred)
• BACnet, Modbus, Lon Works, DALI BLE, Wi-Fi: 5 years (Preferred)
• GIT, Jira, etc: 5 years (Preferred)
• RTOS’s such as VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS, etc: 5 years (Preferred)
• multiple software projects through the full SDLC: 5 years (Preferred)
• C/C for microcontroller embedded software: 5 years (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $100,000 - $140,000