Manager, Software Engineering (Embedded Systems)

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary:

The Manager, Software Engineering for embedded systems will lead a team of embedded software engineers in the development of software utilized in Sterilizers and other software systems for hospitals and ambulatory care centers. You will use best practices in compliance with STERIS operating procedures.  You will lead a team and providing technical leadership, assigning project work, coaching, and performance assessments.  As a Manager you will also coordinate with project managers in creating schedules for software releases and provide associated documentation.  Ongoing continuous improvement is critical to the success of the team’s performance and to better meet project goals in more efficient ways.  

*This role is located in Plymouth  MN onsite, with the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. 

What you will do a as a Manager, Software Engineering:

• Assigns team members in the design, implementation, debugging, and verification of applications according to corporate policies and business operating procedures on new and sustaining engineering projects.
• Works with other software team members and engineering managers to coordinate team’s activities and resolve engineering and project issues.
• Reviews output of direct reports including designs, code, test approaches, test results, and other deliverables, providing guidance and feedback.
• Mentors team to propagate good design principles and development practice.
• Investigates new software technologies and tools which may increase team’s performance.
• Creates and maintains software work instructions which comply with regulatory guidelines and corporate polices.
• Collaborates with groups outside of direct responsibilities including other engineering groups, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, etc. for project planning, analysis of product requirements, and to outline proposed solutions.
• Sets objectives for direct reports, assessing performance throughout the year, and providing an annual performance review.
• Assigns team members in the design, implementation, debugging, and verification of applications according to corporate policies and business operating procedures on new and sustaining engineering projects.
• Works with other software team members and engineering managers to coordinate team’s activities and resolve engineering and project issues.
• Reviews output of direct reports including designs, code, test approaches, test results, and other deliverables, providing guidance and feedback.
• Mentors team to propagate good design principles and development practice.
• Investigates new software technologies and tools which may increase team’s performance.
• Creates and maintains software work instructions which comply with regulatory guidelines and corporate polices.
• Collaborates with groups outside of direct responsibilities including other engineering groups, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, etc. for project planning, analysis of product requirements, and to outline proposed solutions.
• Sets objectives for direct reports, assessing performance throughout the year, and providing an annual performance review.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering , Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering.   (A degree in another Engineering discipline or in Science may be acceptable with proven software education and/or training and demonstrated software experience.)
• 8+ years of related embedded software development experience.
• 8+ years of experience in the design and development of object oriented software and firmware systems
• Experience working in medical device industry or other regulated industry which require formalized software development processes and software risk management.
• 2+ years experience managing and/or coaching embedded software engineers.
• Experience leading software projects in the risk-based development and release of embedded applications.
• Practical experience in C/C++ object-oriented analysis and programming, and multi-threaded/multi-tasking programming is required.    Understanding of development for a resource-constrained target environment with specific performance requirements is desired.
• Experience leading a team in the appropriate selection of operating systems, which may include real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as RTXC, ThreadX, and QNX as well as traditional operating systems such as Linux,